Wei Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Tongue (shé)
Kangxi Strokes: 15
Page 474, Entry 06
Pronounced hua. To exhaust.
Pronounced di.
Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): A rival.
Book of Documents (Shangshu), Chapter on Weizi: To act as rivals and enemies toward one another.
Erya: Explanations of Ancient Words (Erya): Di means to correspond to.
Commentary: To be a rival or a match for one another.
Book of Changes (Yijing): Ambushing troops in the dense grass, opposing the strong.
Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Sixth Year of Duke Wen: Matching favors and matching grievances, this does not lie with one's descendants.
Erya: Explanations of Ancient Words (Erya): Di means a peer.
Guangya: A generation or peer.
Yupian: To confront.
Book of Rites (Liji), Chapter on Summary of Rites: Even though there is a distinction between noble and lowly, they are not peers.
Zengyun: To resist or repel.
Guanzi: Military Strategy Chapter: Clarify principles to defeat the enemy.
Guangya: To ascend.
Guangyun: A master or sovereign.