Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Black (hēi) Page 1519, Entry 06 Pronounced dan (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): Dregs, waste, or filth. Yupian (Jade Chapters): Stains or turbidity. Liushu Gu (Ancient Explanations of the Six Writings): The appearance of sweat stains that have penetrated deeply and turned black. Chu Ci (Songs of Chu), Nine Arguments (Jiubian): Someone slandered and defamed him. Also, Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): The appearance of being black. Pan Yue, Jitian Fu (Rhapsody on Cultivating the Field): Emerald green canopies spread out like clouds, appearing deep black. Also, Jiyun (Collected Rhymes): Pronounced dan (falling tone). Meaning is the same.