Chen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Lack (qiàn) Kangxi Strokes: 10 Page 567, Entry 29 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui): Pronounced he. According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it means to drink. Another source says it means to drink in large gulps. Some editions write it with the mouth radical instead, as ha. It also carries the meaning of to absorb. In the Eastern Capital Rhapsody (Dongdu Fu) by Ban Gu: Absorbing the plains and spitting out the mountains. In the Western Capital Rhapsody (Xijing Fu) by Zhang Heng: Absorbing the Li River and spitting out the Hao River. It also carries the meaning of to collect and contain. In the Southern Capital Rhapsody (Nandu Fu) by Zhang Heng: Gathering and converging like an arrow in flight or the speed of the wind. The commentary states that this refers to how rivers and seas collect and contain various streams of water, hence they gather and converge toward them. It also carries the meaning of to close together. In the Great Dark Classic (Taixuan Jing) by Yangzi: Closing above and closing below, entering and exiting between the nine voids. Additionally, according to Extended Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced he; according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced qi. This is the same as sha, meaning to taste. According to Six Writings Legacy (Liushu Gu), it is also the same as sha.