Wei Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Rice (mǐ)
Kangxi Strokes: 22
Page 906, Entry 35
In Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), a simplified form of the character for buy grain. Also pronounced za. To not be one.
Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), Chapter on Under Heaven (Tianxia pian): The turtle dove gathers the rivers of the world. Commonly used as the character for miscellaneous.
Buy grain:
In Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced di. In Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun) and Meeting of Rhymes (Yunhui), pronounced di. In Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced di.
In Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), to bring in rice.
Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), 28th Year of Duke Zhuang: Zangsun Chen announced a need to buy grain from Qi.
Commentary (Shu): Buying grain is called buying grain. Announcing a need to buy grain means to use wealth to inform Qi in order to purchase grain.
Mencius (Mengzi): Do not stop the buying of grain.
Also, urgent appearance.
Pan Yue, Rhapsody on the Sheng (Sheng fu): Resentfully and urgently, one runs to meet.
Also, in Supplement to the Dictionary (Zihui bu), same as the character for cleanse.
Yang Xiong, Rhapsody on the Capital of Shu (Shu du fu): Cleansing the rice and fattening.
Commentary (Zhu): Cleansing the rice means nourishing it with rice, which is why it cleanses its impurities.
Also, a pig.
Also, in Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced tao. A surname.
Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), 10th Year of Duke Cheng: The Marquis of Jin sent Di Fa to Chu.
Also, in Collection of Rhymes of the Five Sounds (Wuyin jiyun), pronounced zhuo. The meaning is the same.
In Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), also written as the character for buy grain.