You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Walk (chuò) Kangxi stroke count: 22 Page 1267, Entry 13 Ancient form. Dictionary of Sounds (Jiyun), Collected Rhymes (Yunhui), and Standard Rhymes (Zhengyun) state the pronunciation is bian. Jade Chapter (Yupian) defines it as a bank, or a frontier. Book of Rites (Liji), section Jade Decorations (Yuzao): Its presence in border towns. Commentary: Border towns are cities located in the remote regions of the Nine Provinces. Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), Year 13 of Duke Cheng: Constantly disturbing and encroaching upon our borderlands. Standard Rhymes (Zhengyun) also defines it as nearby or adjacent. History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Annals of Emperor Gaozu: The Qi state was adjacent to the Chu state. Also defined as to the side. Book of Rites (Liji), section Tan Gong: When wearing the mourning garment of the second degree (zhīcuī), one must not sit leaning to one side. Sub-commentary: Mourning garments require a respectful demeanor; one must stand and sit upright, not leaning to one side. Also refers to a side-ornamented jade tablet (bianzhang), a jade tablet with partial decoration. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), section Winter Offices, Records of Tradesmen (Kaogongji): The side-ornamented jade tablet is seven inches long. Also a surname. Descendants of Bian Bo, an official of the Zhou dynasty. During the Southern Tang period, there was Bian Hao. The Explaining Graphs (Shuowen) writes it as the variant form. Textual research: Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), Year 13 of Duke Cheng: The original text reads shaking, which has been corrected to constantly disturbing and encroaching upon to align with the source text.