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Huáng is the most complicated character in the world. It is made up of no less than 168 character strokes. (You can count the strokes as well just to make sure)
If the character were listed in dictionaries, you would find it under the radical 辶 chuò which means "to walk".
In this video I am voicing my own interpretation of the meaning of the character. One can see the character as a talisman, a lucky charm if you may. Why? Because the center of the character is made up of the dragon 龍 lóng and the phoenix 鳥 fèng intertwined as if in an ethereal dance up amongst the dense clouds. The dragon and the phoenix together are a symbol of wisdom and prosperity.
If we look at the character huáng, we see that apart from the radical chuò, there is the lower half of the character that represents the real world, with components such as the two mountains 山 shān populated by the three deer 鹿 lù roaming freely like the wind 風 fēng. Then, there is the upper half of the character. As if in a dream or a vision we catch a glimpse of the lofty celestial world populated by the dragon 龍 lóng and the phoenix 鳥 fèng intertwined in a dance amidst the dense clouds 昙 tán and deafening thunder 雷 léi. Having such a vision is tantamount to grasping the law (dharma 昙 tán) of yin and yang governing our universe.
So the character huáng tells the story of the ultimate vision one has while walking through life (辶) in a landscape populated by deer (鹿) roaming in the mountains (山山). At the heart of the chararacter is the dragon (龍) and the phoenix (鳥) that fly (飛) playfully together amongst the dense clouds (昙) and deafening thunder 雷 léi.



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