Chen Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Tree (mù)
Kangxi Strokes: 12
Page 531, Entry 20
Shuowen (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters) states it is the same as the character for handle. It refers to the handle of an axe. Tang Yun (Tang Rhymes) also refers to roots or authority. Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), in the Chapter on the Way of Heaven (Tiandao), states: The people of the world vie for authority, yet I do not seek it with them. Guanzi (Guanzi), in the Chapter on Mountain Calculations (Shanquan), states: I have already heard of the strategies regarding authority. Furthermore, Lei Pian (Classified Chapters) defines it as to grasp or to hold.
Textual research: In the original text of Zhuangzi, the Chapter on Celestial Patterns (Tianwen) has been corrected to the Chapter on the Way of Heaven (Tiandao).