Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Hao Kangxi Strokes: 6 Page 255, Entry 11 Ancient form. Pronounced hao (rising tone). Beautiful, good. From Book of Odes (Shijing): When the zither and flute are played, all is quiet and good. Also, to be on good terms with one another. From Book of Odes (Shijing): Forever to be on good terms. Also, a friendly gathering. From Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): Used a curved jade to seal a friendship. From Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan): Relying on the mandate of our late ruler to cement the friendship between the two states. Also, a personal name. Zhang Haohao, at age thirteen, was beautiful and skilled in singing; Du Mu placed her in the register of musicians. See Old Book of Tang (Tangshu): Biography of Du Mu. Also, a melody title. Lord Wuyi gathered his kinsmen on the mountain peak, celestial music played in competition, and they sang of worldly beauty. See Wuyi Mountain Gazetteer (Wuyishan Zhi). Also, pronounced hao (falling tone). From Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): To love and not let go. The nature of a woman is gentle and persistent; when there is something she likes, she loves it and does not release it, which is why the character is composed of woman. From Book of Odes (Shijing): In my heart I love them. Also, a hole. From Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), section on Artificers: A jade disk with an elongated diameter has a hole three inches wide to serve as a measurement. Commentary: The elongated part refers to the diameter. The jade disk determines the measurement. The hole is the center aperture of the jade disk. Also, a surname. See Collected Texts (Zuanwen). Also, rhyming with hou (rising tone), pronounced hou. From Wang Bao, Discourse on Virtue (Jiangde Lun): Even those who are good at slandering cannot obscure the beauty of Mao Qiang and Xi Shi. Even those who are good at praising cannot hide the ugliness of Mo Mu. Also, rhyming with pei, pronounced pei. From Verses of Chu (Chuci): From past generations, the envious have hated the virtuous, saying that fragrant herbs are not worth wearing. They envy the beauty of the fragrant, so the ugly ones style themselves as beautiful. Also, rhyming with gou, pronounced gou. From Book of Odes (Shijing): Is there not someone else? Yet it is you I favor.