Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 1315, Entry 04 Pronounced hou Classic of Rites (Erya), section on utensils: A metal arrow with feathers trimmed evenly is called a hou. Commentary: This refers to the modern-day broad-headed arrow. The term hou implies the meaning of waiting, as in aiming at a target to shoot. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: Four hou arrows are already balanced. Commentary: Regarding the hou arrow, according to the three-part proportional distribution, one-third is in the front and two-thirds in the back, making the weight even and balanced. Yangzi, Dialect (Fangyan): In the region west of the pass, it is called an arrow; in the Jiang-Huai region, it is called a hou. Ban Gu, Western Capital Rhapsody (Xidu fu): Arranging weapons, gathering arrowheads. Also written in a variant form (hù). Book of Rites (Liji), Funeral Rites: One set of hù arrows. Also pronounced gou. The meaning is the same. Textual Research: In Ban Gu, Eastern Capital Rhapsody (Dongdu fu), it says arranged blades and hou arrows. According to the original text, changed Eastern Capital Rhapsody to Western Capital Rhapsody.