Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Cow (niú) Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 704, Entry 07 Pronounced mao. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), originally written as the character for yak. A long-haired ox. Composed of the radical for cow and a phonetic component. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), a beast resembling an ox with a long tail, named the yak. Discourses of the States (Chuyu): The rhinoceros, yak, rhinoceros-like creature, and elephant of the Ba River region. Commentary: The yak is pronounced mao. Sima Xiangru, Ode on the Imperial Park (Shanglin Fu): The mountain ox, the tapir, and the yak. Commentary: The yak is also pronounced mao; some identify it as the cat-ox, and it is correct that its hair can be used for decorative adornments on flagpoles. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written as variants, or as the character for long-haired animal, and used interchangeably with the character for cat. Extended Rhymes (Guangyun): Written as the character for yak. Also, pronounced mao. Originally written as the character for long-haired animal. The tail of a yak. Sometimes written as a variant. Discourses of the States (Chuyu), Commentary on the rhinoceros and yak: The yak is also written as the character for banner-adorned ox. Also, according to Extended Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced li. Meaning is the same. Also, according to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), the ox is black in color. Sima Xiangru, Ode on the Imperial Park (Shanglin Fu): The tapir and the yak. Commentary: Zhang Yi states: The yak is black in color and is produced outside the southwestern frontiers. Ban Gu, Western Capital Rhapsody (Xidu Fu): Dragging the rhinoceros and the yak. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced mao. The name of an ox in the Qiang tribal regions, according to the account of Li Deng. Also, according to Extended Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced lai. According to Extended Rhymes (Guangyun), there is a long-tailed ox in the region west of the pass. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written as a variant. Textual Research: In Ban Gu, Western Capital Rhapsody (Xidu Fu), regarding the phrase dragging the rhinoceros and yak, the text has been corrected from the original reading of halt to drag in accordance with the source text.