Hai Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Flute (yuè)
Kangxi Strokes: 22
Page 1538, Entry 29
Pronounced he.
The same as he (harmony).
Shuowen Jiezi (Dictionary of Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters) states: to harmonize.
Guangyun (Broad Rhymes) states: to be in agreement, to combine.
Zuo Zhuan (Chronicle of Zuo): Like the harmony of music.
Book of Han (Hanshu), Biographies: To hold harmony within is to be nearly perfect; Yan and Ran were not repeated. The commentary states: he is the ancient form of the character for harmony.
Also a name of a city in the state of Jin.
Discourses of the States (Guoyu): Fan Xuanzi disputed fields with a senior official of He.
Also the name of a palace.
Zhang Heng, Eastern Capital Rhapsody (Dongjing Fu): The front palace includes Lingtai, Hehuan, and Anfu. The commentary states: Hehuan is the name of a palace.
Also the name of a bell.
Ouyang Xiu, Postscripts to Inscriptions on Ancient Vessels (Liuyi Tiba Guqi Ming): The Treasure He is a bell.
Also a personal name. Yu He. Seen in the Book of Jin (Jinshu).
Textual Research: In the Discourses of the States (Guoyu), the text states: Fan Xuanzi disputed fields with a senior official of Chui. Based on the original text, Chui has been corrected to He.