Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Gate (mén) Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 1339, Entry 05 Pronounced du. In the Explanation of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to an inner wall and gate tower. Formed from the Gate radical, with zhe as the phonetic element. In the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it refers to a tiered gate on a city wall. In the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it refers to a city gate tower. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), Zheng Airs: Emerging from the inner wall and gate tower, there is a girl as radiant as cogon grass flowers. The commentary states that the tower is a city tower. The Explanatory Text notes that for the character in the Zheng region, the pronunciation is du. Sun Yan states that it is an accumulation of earth like an island in water, used for observing auspicious or ominous portents. In the Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances: In the middle month of summer, one may reside in high terraces or pavilions. The commentary states that the gate tower is known as a terrace. In the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), sometimes written in a variant form (dǔ). Pronounced she. In the Explanation of Characters, it refers to an inner wall and gate tower. In the Explanatory Text for the Book of Odes, Zheng Airs, regarding the inner wall and gate tower, it is also pronounced she. In the Correction of Characters (Zhengzitong), it notes that in the Buddhist language, shewei is equivalent to chabi, which refers to the cremation of a deceased monk. When the ninth patriarch of India passed away, the disciples used fragrant oils and sandalwood to cremate his physical body. Shewei is pronounced like the word for snake skin. Su Shi, while reading the Transmission of the Lamp (Chuandenglu) by night, saw the wick of his lamp burn into the shape of a monk character. He wrote a poem: In the silence of Caoxi at night, reading the Transmission of the Lamp by the lamp light; unknowingly the lamp wick fell, cremating a monk. Pronounced zhe. Refers to a city tower. In the Book of Odes, Zheng Airs: inner wall and gate tower. Pronounced by Xu Miao.