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Juan'ai 涓埃 (The upper character is pronounced fanqie 決玄. Gu Yewang says: "Juan 涓 means a small stream." The Shuoyuan says: "A continuous trickling (juanjuan) will form [a pool]." The Shuowen also states: "A small stream; it has the 'water' radical and the phonetic component yuan 肙." The lower character is pronounced fanqie 愛[孑*(彥-文+(立-一))]. The Zhuangzi says: "Dust and motes (chen'ai); floating vapours (yema)." The Cangjie pian says: "Ai 埃 means grime; dust raised by the wind." Wang Yi's commentary on the Chuci says: "Dust." The Gujin zhengzi states: "It has the 'earth' radical and the phonetic component yi 矣").

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