Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 8 Page 185, Entry 01 Ancient script variants: 咊, 龢 Pronounced he. Broad Rimes (Guangyun) and Correct Rimes (Zhengyun) state pronunciation is hu plus ge, while Collected Rimes (Jiyun) and Rime Compendium (Yunhui) state hu plus ge; pronounced he. Broad Rimes (Guangyun): To follow, to harmonize, neither hard nor soft. Book of Documents (Shujing), Canon of Yao: Harmonize the ten thousand states. Book of Documents (Shujing), Canon of Shun: Regulate the sounds. Book of Changes (Yijing), Qian Hexagram: Preserve the great harmony. Doctrine of the Mean (Zhongyong): To manifest in a way that perfectly accords with the proper measure is called harmony. Book of Documents (Shujing), Canon of Yao: Then he commanded Xi and He. Commentary: The Xi clan and the He clan were officials in charge of calendrical calculations and timing. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes (Xiaoya): Harmonious are the sounds of the he and luan bells. Commentary: When located on the crossbar, they are called he; when on the bit, they are called luan. Sub-commentary: The he is also a bell; because it responds to the luan, it is described as such, as in the reference to the he bells ringing clearly. Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Originally written as a character composed of metal and he. Erya, Explanation of Music: The large sheng (mouth organ) is called chao, the small sheng is called he. Commentary: The he has thirteen reeds. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Summer Offices, Grand Marshal: Use banners to form the left and right gates of harmony. Commentary: The military gate is called he; today it is called a defensive gate, where two banners are erected to form it. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguoce): To make peace with the state of Qin and lodge there. Rules of Posthumous Titles: Neither rigid nor yielding is called harmonious. He Yi, a place name. Book of Documents (Shujing), Tribute of Yu: The work on the Yi river in the He region was successfully completed. Yunhe, a place name. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Spring Offices, Grand Musician: The qin and se zithers of Yunhe. Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Name of a prefecture, located in Huainan, belonging to Jiujiang Commandery during the Han dynasty, becoming He Prefecture during the Qi dynasty. Rime Compendium (Yunhui): Western He Prefecture; Qin general Meng Tian began building the Great Wall here. During the Tang dynasty, it was Min Prefecture; during the Song dynasty, it was renamed Western He Prefecture. Broad Rimes (Guangyun): A surname. Originally descended from Xihe; another account says descended from Bian He; there was He Qiao in the Jin dynasty. Correct Character Compendium (Zhengzitong): Yanghe, a type of backrest used today. Li Mi gathered curiously shaped tree branches to serve as a backrest, calling it Yanghe. Songling Collection (Songlingji): Pi Rixiu sent five objects to Wei Buzhuo, including a black dragon backrest and a paulownia wood backrest. Broad Rimes (Guangyun), Collected Rimes (Jiyun), Rime Compendium (Yunhui), and Correct Rimes (Zhengyun): Pronounced he (departing tone). Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Sounds responding to each other. Book of Changes (Yijing), Central Sincerity: The calling crane is in the shade, its young answer it. Erya, Explanation of Music: Blowing without accompanying instruments is called he. Collected Rimes (Jiyun): To season or harmonize. Book of Rites (Liji), Tanguan: The yu and sheng mouth organs are prepared but not in harmony. Book of Rites (Liji), Liyun: Five flavors, six harmonies, and twelve foods all serve as the substance of one another. Commentary: In spring, there is more sour; in summer, more bitter; in autumn, more pungent; in winter, more salty; when combined with slippery and sweet, these are called the six harmonies. Book of Rites (Liji), Liqi: Pleasantly receive the harmony. Explanation of Texts (Shiewen): Pronounced he. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Heavenly Offices: The inner kitchen manages the cutting, cooking, frying, and seasoning of the meals for the king, the queen, and the crown prince.