甕

甕

Pronunciationwèng
Five Elements土
Strokes18 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation wèng
Five Elements 土
Fortune None
Radical 瓦
Simplified Strokes 17 strokes
Traditional Strokes 18 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 752
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Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Tile (wǎ) Kangxi Strokes: 18 Page 752, Entry 25 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced gong (falling tone). Same as the character for a jar. Jade Chapters (Yupian): A clay jar. Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): A bottle for immersion. Book of Changes (Yijing), Well hexagram: The well-spring shoots at the crucian carp; the jar is broken and leaks. Book of Rites (Liji), Tan Gong: One hundred jars of vinegar and minced meat. Li Si's Petition to the First Emperor of Qin: Striking jars and tapping earthenware basins, strumming the zheng and slapping thighs, while singing and wailing, this is what delights the ears and eyes; it is the true music of Qin. Book of Rites (Liji), Conduct of Scholars (Ruxing): A dwelling with a reed door and a jar-window. Commentary: A jar-window refers to a window circular like the mouth of a jar. Another explanation says it means using the mouth of a broken jar as a window. Zhuangzi, Letting Rule Go (Rangwang): Using a mulberry branch as a door pivot, and a jar for a window in two rooms. Commentary: Bending a mulberry branch to serve as a door hinge and breaking a jar to serve as a window, with one of each for the rooms. Zhuangzi, In the World of Men (Renjianshi): A goiter as large as a jar was used to persuade Duke Huan of Qi. Commentary: A jar here describes the appearance of a large goiter. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Also written in a variant form. Also written in a variant form. Book of Han (Qianhan), Biography of Zhang Qian: The state of Dayuan presented a large bird egg, as large as a jar. Commentary: Also written in a variant form. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced yong. Book of Han (Qianhan), Records of the Western Regions: The state of Wuyi has large bird eggs, as large as a jar. Commentary by Shigu: Pronounced with a level tone. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yong (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yong (falling tone). The meaning is the same.

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