Zi Collection, Page Position: Upper. Radical: One (yī). Cheng. Kangxi strokes: 6. Page 78, Line 5. Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun): shu ling qie. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui): chen ling qie. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): shi zheng qie. Pronounced the same as cheng. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Meaning to inherit or succeed. Expanded Rhymes: Meaning to assist or aid. Correct Rhymes: Meaning a deputy or subordinate position. Book of Rites (Liji), King Wen as Crown Prince: The Yu, Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties established teachers and guardians, as well as doubt-resolvers (officials responsible for answering questions and resolving doubts). Also in Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguo Ce): Yao had nine assistants, Shun had seven friends, Yu had five assisting officials, and Tang had three assisting ministers. Also in Book of the Former Han (Qian Han Shu), Table of Hundred Officials: The Chancellor (Chengxiang) was an official position established during the Qin dynasty, wearing a golden seal with a purple ribbon; the duty was to receive the Emperor's will and assist in managing national affairs. Note: Ying Shao said: Cheng means to receive and uphold; Xiang means to assist. Also in Book of the Former Han, Biography of Chunyu Zhang: Supporting and assisting at the Emperor's side, possessing the deep affection shared between a nephew and an uncle. Also in History of Song (Song Shi), Treatise on Astronomy: Among the seven stars arranged on the western side of the Purple Forbidden Enclosure, the seventh star is called the Upper Assistant (Shangcheng). Among the eight stars arranged on the eastern side, the eighth star is called the Lesser Assistant (Shaocheng). Also interchangeable with the character cheng. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Zhang Tang: Thereupon receiving the Emperor's intent. Some current versions write it as cheng. Also in Expanded Rhymes: chang zheng qie, read in the departing tone of cheng. It is the name of a county in Yizhou, where Kuang Heng once resided. Also in Rhyme Supplement (Yunbu): Rhyming pronunciation zhi ying qie. Interchangeable with the character zheng. Yang Xiong's Rhapsody on the Feather Hunt (Yulie Fu): Rescuing the common people from the abundant mulberry fields. Textual Criticism: Book of Rites, King Wen as Crown Prince: The Yu, Xia, Shang, and Zhou had teachers and tutors, and doubt-resolvers. Following the original text, the term for teachers and tutors is corrected to teachers and guardians.