Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Dagger-axe (gē) Kangxi Strokes: 18 Page 414, Entry 25 Ancient Phonology: According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced dai (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi explanation: Distributing items and receiving an additional benefit is called dai. Another definition states that carrying things upon the head is also called dai. Guangyun explanation: To carry or support on the head. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Counsels of the Great Yu (Dayu Mo): Whom could the common people revere if they had no ruler? Mencius: Elderly people with gray hair would not be seen walking on the roads carrying or supporting things. Also, in the Erya, Explaining Geography (Shi di): A mound of earth past which a road runs is called a dai hill. Commentary: When a road passes to the south of an earthen mound, it is as if the road is carrying the hill on its back. It is also used interchangeably with zhi, meaning to encounter or to be precisely at. Book of Rites (Liji), Great Record of Mourning (Sang da ji): The ruler’s coffin is decorated with six ribbons of light red silk. Annotation: Dai here means zhi. Erya, Explaining Geography (Shi di): The place situated directly facing the sun is called a dan cave. Annotation: Zhi means to face or be opposite. Commentary: The place positioned directly beneath the sun is named the dan cave. Also, in the Posthumous Titles Law (Shifa): A title denoting one who followed laws and rituals without fault is dai. Zuo Tradition (Zuo zhuan), Third Year of Duke Yin: Her younger sister Dai Gui gave birth to Duke Huan. Annotation: Dai refers to the posthumous title. It is also a surname, originating from Jibei Commandery, and is the lineage of Dai Mugong of the State of Song. Sometimes also written in a variant form (zai). Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances (Yueling): Green banners are placed on the carriage. Book of Odes (Shijing), Zhou Hymns (Zhou song): The respectful appearance of one wearing a leather cap. Pronunciation and Meaning: Read according to the original character. It is also identical to the character dai. Also, in the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), pronounced zai (falling tone). It is a place name. Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu), Tenth Year of Duke Yin: The states of Song, Cai, and Wei jointly attacked the State of Dai. Annotation: The State of Dai, in the present day, has a Dai City to the southeast of Waihuang County. Explanation of Text (Shiwen): Dai is pronounced the same as zai.