棬

棬

Pronunciationquān
Five Elements木
Strokes12 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation quān
Five Elements 木
Fortune None
Radical 木
Simplified Strokes 12 strokes
Traditional Strokes 12 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 534
View Original Page 534
Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 534, Entry 06 Pronounced quan (level tone) According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is a bowl made of bent wood. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it is a utensil resembling a sheng measure, made by bending wood. As stated in the Mencius (Mengzi): Follow the nature of the willow to make cups and bowls. Also pronounced yuan (level tone). It is the same as the character for a nose ring used to restrain an ox. As stated in the Lu Spring and Autumn (Lushi Chunqiu), Weighting the Self chapter: A five-foot-tall child pulls on the nose ring, and the ox knows how to follow. Also pronounced quan (level tone). According to the Book of Han (Hanshu), Geography Treatise: Xiquan is the name of a county belonging to Rinan Commandery. Also pronounced juan (falling tone). The meaning is the same.

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