Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower
Radical: Strength (lì)
勦
Kangxi stroke count: 13
Page: 149, entry 09
According to the Tang Rhyme (Tángyùn), Collected Rhymes (Jíyùn), and Rhyme Compendium (Yùnhuì), it is pronounced zǐxiǎo qiè. According to the Correct Rhymes (Zhèngyùn), it is pronounced zǐliǎo qiè. The Shuowen Jiezi (Shuōwén Jiězì) says: to toil. It is composed of the Strength (lì) radical and the cháo phonetic. In the Zuo Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals (Zuǒzhuàn), it says: "How can one exhaust the people?" Also, according to the Tang Rhyme (Tángyùn), Collected Rhymes (Jíyùn), Rhyme Compendium (Yùnhuì), and Correct Rhymes (Zhèngyùn), it is pronounced chújiāo qiè, with the sound cháo. The meaning is the same. Also, according to the Guang Rhyme (Guǎngyùn), it means: light and agile. In a poem by Han Yu, it says: "Inheriting a nature that is swift and strong." Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jíyùn), it is pronounced chūjiāo qiè, with the sound chāo. The meaning is the same.