Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 19 Page 461, Entry 11 According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), it is pronounced lie. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui), and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is also pronounced lie. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it means to manage or hold. According to the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), one should respectfully hold the mat while sipping the sweet wine. In the reach for clarity by Cui Yin, it states that when there is nothing to do, one arranges the cords of the cap and adjusts the lapels. The commentary notes that the character meaning to tread or step on should be written with the hand radical. The Expanded Lexicon (Guangya) states that to hold is to manage. It is also pronounced la according to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun). It means to break or fold. It also refers to the sound of something breaking. In the Rhapsody on the Capital of Wu (Wudufù) by Zuo Si, it mentions the crashing sounds of wood. The commentary notes that the sound describes the breaking of wood. Sometimes it is written in a variant form. It is commonly written in a colloquial variant form.