Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Sheep (yáng) Gu (10 strokes) Page 951, Entry 26 Pronounced gu. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a summer sheep; the male is called gu. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it is commonly written as a variant form (yáng). According to the Er ya (Erya), specifically the section Interpreting Domestic Animals (Shixu), it refers to a female gu. Commentary: People today use zang and gu as names for black and white sheep. Sub-commentary: The female of the black sheep is called gu. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), in the Xiao ya section: To release the young rams. Commentary: The ram is not without horns. Explication: The nature of the ram is that both male and female have horns. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), in the Basic Annals of Qin (Qin Benji): My attendant Baili Xi is there, I request to redeem him with the skins of five rams. Editorial Note: In the Erya, the original text refers to the section Interpreting Sheep (Shiyang). We have corrected this to Interpreting Domestic Animals (Shixu) in accordance with the original text of the book.