Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) 怙 Kangxi strokes: 9 Page 380, Entry 22 Pronounced hu. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): To rely on, to depend on. Classic of History (Shangshu): Relying on evil deeds and never repenting. Also, in the Biography of Bi (Biming): Relying on extravagance and thus extinguishing morality. The father is called hu, and the mother is called shi. Classic of Poetry (Shijing): Having no father to rely on, having no mother to depend on. Parents are collectively called hu. Classic of Poetry (Shijing): Upon whom can parents rely? Also written as a variant form (hù). Yang Xiong’s Great Mystery (Taixuanjing): The brilliance of the vast Milky Way, how can one rely upon it? Commentary: The same as hu.