Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: hū Kangxi strokes: 8 Page 183, Entry 14 Ancient character for theater. Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced hū. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced hū. Explanation of Graphs (Shuowen): To exhale. Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui): Exhaling air is called hū; inhaling air is called xī. Also, from Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): To call out. Also, from Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Wu-hū, an exclamation. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Song of the Five Sons: Alas, where shall we go? Also commonly written as hū. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes (Daya): Alas, young man. Also commonly written as hū. History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Annals of Emperor Wu: Alas, what should be done to reach this point? Also written as hū. Also a surname. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Biographies of Immortals (Liexian Zhuan) mentions the immortal Hū Zixiān. Also a double-surname. History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Record of the Xiongnu: The Hūyǎn clan. Commentary: Shigu states this is the modern surname Hūyán. Also Hutuo, a river name. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguoce): To the south are the Hutuo and Yi Rivers. Also a plant name. Erya, Explanation of Grasses: Zhúyàng is also known as mǎwěi. Commentary: Shāng is also known as yèhū. Also, from Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xiāo. Identical to the character xiào. People of the Wu region use xiào to mean to shout or call. Also written as hāo-lāo. Also, Book of Rites (Liji), Tan Gong: Zengzi heard this and, startled, said hū. Commentary: Hū, a sound of weariness. Explanation of Texts (Shiwen): Pronounced xū, the sound of exhaling air. Also, from Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced hù. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Originally written as hū. To cry out. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes (Daya): To call and to shout. Explanation of Texts (Shiwen): Hū is pronounced hù. Book of Rites (Liji), Qu Li: Do not shout on the city walls. Explanation of Texts (Shiwen): Hū is pronounced hù. Also, from Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced hè. Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), First Year of Duke Wen: Jiang Qian said angrily: Hū! You servant. Commentary: Hū, an exclamation. Explanation of Texts (Shiwen): Hū is pronounced hè. Also, from Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xià. Identical to the character xià. To crack. Refer to the note on the character xià in the Pottery (fǒu) radical. Textual verification: Erya, Explanation of Grasses, Zhúyàng is mǎwěi. Commentary: Shāng is also known as yèhū. The original text has been corrected to refer to the sub-commentary.