You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Shell (bèi) 購 Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 1211, Entry 21 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Dictionary Compilation (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun) all state it is pronounced gou. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it refers to the use of money or wealth to seek or offer a reward to obtain something. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), it is written: He intended to go west and use wealth to seek help from the Qin state. In the History of the Former Han (Qianhanshu), it is written: Therefore, he used a large amount of gold to offer a reward for the capture of Chen Xi’s generals. The commentary by Yan Shigu states: Gou means to establish a reward to recruit or solicit. It is also the name of a type of plant. According to the Er Ya, which explains plants, gou is the same as the shanglou plant. The commentary by She Ren states: Gou is another name for the shanglou plant. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also pronounced gou, with the same meaning.