Mao Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Dipper (dǒu) Kangxi stroke count: 10 Page 478, Entry 09 Pronounced liao. As defined in the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means to measure. According to the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), when Confucius was an official for the Ji family, he measured and assessed fairly. Also, according to the Extensive Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun), it means to estimate. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it means to count or to manage. According to the Expanded Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Zengyun), it means to calculate. According to the Discourses of the States (Guoyu), they counted the people at Taiyuan. According to the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), your lordship should calculate for yourself how you compare to Meng Tian. According to the Book of Jin (Jinshu), he should handle the administration. According to the Rhapsody on the Capital of Shu (Shudu Fu) by Zuo Si, the Lu-fu medicinal plant is a type of material. Also, in the Robber Zhi chapter of the Zhuangzi, it means to stroke the tiger's head and arrange its whiskers. Note: here, it means to stroke. Also, according to the Er Ya (Erya), the large drum is called a ma, and the small one is called a liao. Note: liao refers to a sound that is clear and not chaotic. Also, pronounced liao (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Also, it refers to human material or subject matter. According to a poem by Du Fu, the color of the mountains provides material for poetry. Also, it refers to the fodder and beans eaten by oxen and horses. According to the Old Book of Tang (Tangshu), the horses used in official ceremonies were fed the rations of a third-rank official, and if they neighed once, they were dismissed. Also, according to the Expanded Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Zengyun), it refers to an official salary.