Yin Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Step (chì) Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 371, Entry 10 Ancient script. Pronounced zhe. Meaning: to pass through. Shuowen Jiezi (Dictionary of Graphic Components): Meaning: to connect. Analects (Lunyu): Why not implement the Che tax system? Commentary: The system of the Zhou dynasty, collecting one-tenth of the harvest as tax, is called Che. Che means to pass through; it is the universal law governing the realm. Also, Guangyun (Dictionary of Broad Rhymes): Che, meaning to reach or to pierce through. Zuo Zhuan (Chronicle of Zuo): Yang Youji crouched and shot at the armor, piercing through seven layers. Commentary: Shot through seven layers of armor. Also, Jiyun (Compilation of Rhymes): Che, meaning a path or road. Also, to peel or strip. Book of Odes (Shijing): Strip the bark from the roots of those mulberry trees. Also, to manage or cultivate. Book of Odes (Shijing): Cultivate the fields to produce grain. Commentary: Che means to govern or manage. Also, to remove or clear away. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili): Remove the mat used for divination. Zuo Zhuan (Chronicle of Zuo): The military guard was not withdrawn. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): After the meal, perform music while removing the dining utensils to the kitchen. Sub-commentary: When the Son of Heaven finished eating and the utensils were removed, music was played to accompany the clearing away. Also, to destroy or ruin. Book of Odes (Shijing): Destroying my walls and rooms. Annotation: Che means to destroy my walls and rooms. Also, Yangzi Fangyan (Regional Dialects): Che, meaning a rank or row. Cai Yong Du Duan (Solitary Judgments): Among the ministers, those of a different surname who received titles for their merits were called Chehou. To avoid the naming taboo of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, the title was changed to Tonghou, or also known as Liehou. Also, pronounced chan (entering tone). The meaning is the same. Jiyun (Compilation of Rhymes): Sometimes written in a variant form.