You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: City (yì) Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 1275, entry 01 According to the Tang Rhyme Book (Tangyun) and Jiyun (Jíyùn), it is pronounced hòu. The Shuowen Jiezi (Shuōwén Jiězì) states that it is a place in Jin. The Zuo Zhuan (Zuǒzhuàn) records that Xi Zhi of Jin contended with the Zhou dynasty for the Hou fields. The commentary states that Hou was a subsidiary town of Wen. To the southwest of Huai County in Henei, there was Houren Pavilion. Also, according to the Guangyun (Guǎngyùn) and Jiyun, it is pronounced hóu. The meaning is the same.