Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) Kangxi stroke count: 9 Page 105, Number 15 According to the Collected Rimes (Jiyun), this character is the same as the variants pronounced fǔ. In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Winter Offices, Records of Examination of Craftsmen: If the front part of an arrow is weak, then it will bend downward. In the History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Biography of Chao Cuo: It is only within the time of looking up and down. The commentary by Yan Shigu states that this character is the same as the one meaning to look down. Furthermore, in Jia Yi's Faults of Qin (Guo Qin Lun), it is written as "to lower the head." In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), it appears as "to lower the head" and "looking up and down." In other parts of the Records of the Grand Historian, it is written with a variant form for "looking up and down." The pronunciation and meaning are the same. According to the Collected Rimes and the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), it is also pronounced miǎn. The meaning is the same. It is also the same as the character meaning to exert oneself (miǎn). In the Book of Rites (Liji), Record of the Example: Exerting oneself daily with diligent effort. The commentary states that the term miǎnyān describes the appearance of being industrious and hard-working. Also, in Lu Ji's Poetic Exposition on Literature (Wenfu): Whether there is the effort of striving.