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Pronunciationzhēng
Five Elements
Strokes12 strokes

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Pronunciation zhēng
Five Elements
Fortune
Radical
Simplified Strokes 9 strokes
Traditional Strokes 12 strokes
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Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 713
View Original Page 713
Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Dog (quǎn) 12 Kangxi strokes Page 713, Entry 05 Pronounced zheng. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Name of a beast. It resembles a leopard, has one horn and five tails. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): On Mount Zhang'e there is a beast. Its appearance is like a red leopard, with five tails and one horn; its sound is like striking stone; its name is zheng. Commentary: Another source says it resembles a fox with wings. The Continuation of the Li Sao (Xu Sao Jing) by the Huang family says: The owl granted wings to the ferocious. Also pronounced ding. Zhengning, the fur of a dog. Also pronounced jing. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): A beast resembling a fox, with wings. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): A flying fox. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing), commentary on zheng: Guo Pu says: The original pronunciation is jing.

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