Yin Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Snout (jì)
彙
Kangxi strokes: 13
Page 154, Entry 01
Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui) define it as pronounced wei.
Shuowen Jiezi states: Originally written as a character meaning an insect resembling a porcupine.
Guangyun states: An insect. Resembles a porcupine but is smaller.
Erya, Interpretation of Beasts states: A hedgehog (hui) has prickly hair.
Annotation: Same as a hedgehog (wei). Today, a hedgehog is shaped like a mouse.
Commentary: The term hui is the same as the hedgehog. Its hair is like needles.
Also, Yupian states: A category or class.
Book of Changes (Yijing), Tai hexagram: Pulling up cogon grass by the roots, advancing together with one's kin (hui) is auspicious.
Also written as the same as the character for a sprout.
Shuowen Jiezi states: The appearance of plants sprouting.
Leipian states: In modern texts, it is written as 彙.
Yupian states: Also written as one character.
Jiyun states: Also written as one character.