You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Spicy (xīn) 辦; Kangxi stroke count: 16; Page 1251 According to the Jiyun (Jíyùn), Yunhui (Yùnhuì), and Zhengjun (Zhèngyùn), it is pronounced bian. According to the Shuowen Jiezi (Shuōwén Jiězì), it means "to exert effort." According to the Jiyun, it means "to prepare" or "to provide." "Xiang Liang often managed matters for his lord." — Records of the Grand Historian (Shǐjì), Annals of Xiang Yu. "The more the better." — Book of Han (Qián Hàn Shū), Biography of Han Xin. Also interchangeable with biàn. "To distinguish the people's implements." — Rites of Zhou (Zhōulǐ), Kaogongji. Its commentary states: "Biàn means to prepare or provide."