Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Hair (biāo) Kangxi Strokes: 25 Page 1457, Entry 15 Pronounced lie (falling tone) Explaining Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Refers to the appearance of hair standing on end. The character is formed with the Hair radical, and the sound is indicated by the component lie. Sometimes also written in a variant form. Broad Refinement (Guangya): Lie refers to a mane. Jade Compilation (Yupian): Refers to long whiskers. Commentary of Zuo (Zuozhuan): In the seventh year of Duke Zhao, allow a person with long whiskers to serve as the master of ceremonies. Also refers to the long hair on a horse's neck. Book of Rites (Liji): The horses drawing the carriage of the Xia dynasty had black manes, and the yellow horses drawing the carriage of the Zhou people had thick manes. Also refers to a pig. Ceremonial and Rituals (Yili): Offering a clean animal and a stiff-bristled pig for sacrifice. Book of Rites (Liji): Pigs are referred to as stiff-bristled. Also refers to the tip of a broom. Ceremonial and Rituals (Yili): The person sweeping holds the broom with the bristles facing inward and following the movement. Book of Rites (Liji): Do not use the bristles of a broom when sweeping a mat. Added Rhymes (Zengyun): All small fins along the lower jaw of fish or dragons are called lie. Jiyun: Pronounced ye (falling tone). Also refers to the tip of a broom. Textual Research: Book of Rites (Liji), the original text states the Xia dynasty had black manes and the Zhou dynasty had dense manes. We hereby note that the original text has been corrected from dense manes to thick manes.