You Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Cowrie (bèi)
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Pronounced hui (falling tone).
According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen jiezi), it means wealth.
According to the Literary Expositor (Erya), entry on the explanation of words, hui means wealth.
The sub-commentary states: a collective name for wealth and silk.
Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Wei: To move with my wealth.
Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Offices of Heaven, Grand Administrator: Merchants increase the circulation of goods and wealth. The commentary states: fabric and silk are called hui.
Also, Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Rites of Hosting Envoys: Use bundles of silk for wealth. The commentary states: hui refers to wealth given to others.
Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Twelfth Year of Duke Wen: Bestow generous wealth upon him. The commentary states: hui means to give as a gift.
In the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written as a variant form.
Also, in the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced hui (falling tone). The meaning is the same.