Wu Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Vessel (mǐn). 10 Kangxi strokes. Page 794, Entry 02. Pronounced he. Same as the character he. In Explaining Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means to cover. In Approaching the Classics (Erya), Shigu section, it means to combine. In Book of Changes (Yijing), Yu hexagram: Friends gather like hairpins. The commentary explains this as many friends gathering and arriving quickly. It also serves as a term meaning why not. In Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), Duke Huan, 11th year: Why not request additional troops from the king? In Analects (Lunyu): Why not each of you state your ambitions? In Records of Wei (Weilue), Western Regions Biography: The Di people scattered and fled into the mountain valleys; their tribes are not of one kind, and they refer to themselves as hezhi. It also functions as a surname. In the Song dynasty, He Zhu served as magistrate of Changshu county while holding the rank of palace aide. It is also sometimes written in a variant form (gài). In Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: Why not return to rest in peace? In Mencius (Mengzi): Then why not return to the fundamentals? Pronounced ke. Hedan is the name of a bird. In Book of Rites (Liji), Fangji: The Book of Odes says: Look at that hedan bird, it is still enough to cause annoyance. The commentary notes this refers to a bird that calls at night awaiting the dawn. Also equivalent to the characters he and he. Pronounced kai. The meaning is the same. Collected Lexicon (Zihui Bu) suggests writing it as a different form, but this is an error. Textual research: In Book of Changes (Yijing), Yu hexagram: Friends gather like hairpins. The commentary describes many friends gathering and arriving eagerly. The text has been corrected from seek to arrive.