Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 1305, Entry 09 Pronounced yao. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is a vessel for heating. According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), it is a heating vessel. According to the Correct Meaning Through Characters (Zhengzitong), nowadays, a small pot with a handle and a spout is also called a diao. Also, according to Yang Xiong's Dialects (Fangyan), in the regions of Song, Chu, and Wei, it is sometimes called a diao-rui. Also, according to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is also a tool for farming. Also, a surname. In the Biography of Diao Qi in the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Diao Qi, courtesy name Xukuang, was a native of Jia in Yingchuan. Also, a name of a state. In the Treatise on Rites and Music in the History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), it records twelve members for the Diao musical ensemble and nineteen members for the Qi musical ensemble. The commentary states that Diao is the name of a state. Pronounced yao. Also, in Ma Rong's Rhapsody on the Long Flute (Changdi Fu), it describes the appearance of distinctively restrained movements. Also, pronounced qiao. A spade. In the commentary on the Book of Odes (Shijing), Zhou Odes, it is stated that the Shiben records that Chui created the diao. Master Song Zhong noted that a diao is for reaping. Thus, the diao is a tool for harvesting. The explanation of the text states the pronunciation as yao. In the Zhuangzi, Outer Things chapter, it mentions the repair of the diao-nou. The commentary states that diao means to pare, meaning to be able to pierce and pare. Also pronounced yao. Also, pronounced tiao. Same meaning. Also, pronounced diao. A heating vessel. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in a variant form. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced tiao. Same meaning. Also, pronounced yao. Same as a specific character. Diao-yi is a plant name. According to the Erya, a dictionary of definitions, it is known as changchu-diaoyi. The commentary states that it is now known as sheep-peach. Some call it ghost-peach. Its leaves resemble peach leaves, its flowers are white, and its seeds resemble wheat but also resemble peaches. The explanation of the text notes that diao is pronounced yao, which differs from the pronunciation in the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun). Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced tiao. A long spear. In the Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals (Lushi Chunqiu), it mentions long diao and sharp weapons. Textual Research: In the reference to the Book of Odes (Shijing), Zhou Odes, the character zhi has been corrected to zhi according to the original text.