Chen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Wood (mu). Character: Yue. Kangxi Stroke Count: 15. Page 548. Tang Rhyme (Tangyun): Pronounced with the initial of wu and the final of jiao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meeting (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced with the initial of ni and the final of jiao. Sounded as yue. Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): The general name for the five tones and eight sounds. Book of Documents (Shangshu): Kui, I command you to direct the music and teach the eldest sons. Poetry expresses intent, song prolongs words, sounds follow the prolongation, and pitch pipes harmonize the sounds. Book of Changes (Yijing): The ancient kings created music to honor virtue, offering it grandly to the Supreme Deity to associate with their ancestors. Record of Ritual (Liji): Great music is in harmony with Heaven and Earth. Furthermore, bells, drums, feathers, flutes, shields, and axes are the instruments of music. Bending, stretching, looking up, looking down, formations, signs, slow and fast movements are the patterns of music. Classic of Filial Piety (Xiaojing): For changing customs and transforming habits, nothing is better than music. Also a surname. Commentary of Zuo (Zuozhuan): The senior official of Jin, Yue Wangfu. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguoce): Yue Yi of Yan. Compound surname. Mencius (Mengzi): Yuezheng Qiu. Tang Rhyme: Pronounced with the initial of lu and the final of ge. Collected Rhymes, Rhyme Meeting, and Correct Rhymes: Pronounced with the initial of li and the final of ge. Sounded as le. Joy and happiness. General Treatise (Tonglun): Joy is centered in the heart, while happiness is all-encompassing. Book of Changes: To delight in Heaven and know one's fate. Mencius: To share joy with the people. Collected Rhymes: Pronounced with the initial of li and the final of zhao. Correct Rhymes: Pronounced with the initial of li and the final of zhao. Sounded as liao. Book of Odes (Shijing): It can soothe hunger. Mao's commentary gives the sound le, while Zheng's commentary gives the sound liao. Collected Rhymes, Rhyme Meeting, and Correct Rhymes: Pronounced as yao. Analects (Lunyu): The virtuous find pleasure in the mountains. Also, there are three types of beneficial pleasures. Supplement to Rhymes (Yunbu): Pronounced as lu. Grand Duke's Three Strategies (Taigong Xialve): If the four classes of people are depleted, the state will have no reserves. If the four classes of people are sufficient, the state will be peaceful and happy. Ban Gu's Rhapsody on the Eastern Capital (Dongdu Fu): When the meal is served and the Yong ode is performed, the Grand Master plays music, arranging metal and stone instruments, and laying out silk and bamboo instruments. Tang Rhyme: Pronounced as lao. Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun): Bo Le judging horses. Also written as Bolao. Verification: In the Classic of Filial Piety, the phrase "changing customs and transforming habits" originally used a variant form for "transforming habits." Following the original text, it is corrected to the standard form yisu.
