Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 10 Page 430, Entry 09 Pronounced ge. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means to strike or hit. It also refers to fighting or restraining. In the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Biography of the Prince of Rencheng (Weizhi: Rencheng Wang Zhuan), it mentions fighting wild beasts empty-handed. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it means to lift up. Pronounced luo. It also means to strike or hit. Sometimes written in a variant form (lue). Pronounced he. Appearing in the combination he-ge, it means to pull or drag. Sometimes written in a variant form. In the Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui) and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is considered interchangeable with ge. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), the pronunciation is listed as ge, though the sound provided there has slight variations.