Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Ice (bīng) Winter; Kangxi strokes: 5; Page 131, Entry 17 Ancient form: Pronounced zong (level tone). Shuowen Jiezi says it is the end of the four seasons. Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances: The energy of heaven ascends, and the energy of earth descends. Heaven and earth are not in communication, and as things are obstructed and blocked, winter is formed. Record of Music (Yueji): Winter means to store. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qianhan shu), Treatise on Pitch Pipes and Calendars: Winter means the end. Comprehensive Discussions in the White Tiger Hall (Baihu tong): Ice and frost are what winter brings. Pheasant Cap Master (Heguantzi), Circular Flow Chapter: When the handle of the Dipper points north, it is winter everywhere under heaven. Also a surname. Record of Rhymes (Yunhui): There was a Sima Dongshou in the Former Yan dynasty.