Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Minister (chén) Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 999, Entry 24 Ancient character form. Pronounced lin. Classic of Etymology (Erya): To look down upon. Book of Odes (Shijing): Oh sun and moon, you look down upon the earth below. Book of Odes (Shijing): The Lord on High looks down upon you; do not have two minds. Commentary (Jian): To look down upon means to view. Book of Rites (Liji): Treat feudal lords with the same solemnity as one treats spirits. Sub-commentary (Shu): An arrival by someone of high status is called a visitation (lin). Guliang Commentary (Guliang zhuan): The Spring and Autumn Annals mentions the governance of the world, of a state, and of a clan. Note: Xu Qian states that to exercise authority (lin) means to control and possess. Also, Wide-ranging Etymology (Boya): Large. Also, Strategies of the Warring States (Zhan Guo Ce): Use sweet words to entice him, then join with the state of Yan to restrain (lin) him. Note: To restrain is to exert control over. Also, the name of a hexagram in the Book of Changes (Yijing). Also, a type of siege engine. Book of Odes (Shijing): With your hooking ladders and your siege-towers (lin) and battering rams, attack the walls of Chong. Commentary (Zhuan): A siege-tower is a vehicle used for looking down into a city. Sub-commentary (Shu): It is an apparatus for attacking from a high position looking downward. Explanation of Names (Shiming): Read with its original sound. The Han School of Odes writes it as a variant form (long). Also, a place name. Zuo Commentary (Zuo zhuan): Xun Yin fled to Xianyu, and Zhao Ji fled to the place of Lin. Note: Lin was a city in the state of Jin. Also, the name of a hill. Classic of Etymology (Erya): A hill that is high on the right is called a lin hill. Also, a surname. Record of Later Zhao (Hou Zhao Lu): Includes the Inspector of Qinzhou, Lin Shen. Biography of Kong Rong: Includes Lin Xiaocun. Also, the name of a gate. Rhapsody on the Capital of Wu (Wu Du Fu): On the left is the Wanqi Gate, on the right is the Linxing Gate. Note: Wanqi and Linxing are names of palace gates. The last ruler of the state of Wu built the Zhaoming Palace; he opened the Wanqi and Linxing gates to the east of Taichu Palace. Wanqi was the east gate, and Linxing was the west gate. Pronounced lin (falling tone). Extended Rhymes (Zeng Yun): Refers to wailing at a funeral. Yan Shigu states: When many people wail together, it is called lin. Zuo Commentary (Zuo zhuan): King Zhuang of Chu besieged the capital of Zheng for seventeen days. The people of Zheng divined for peace, but it was inauspicious. They wailed (lin) in the ancestral temple and had carts pass through the streets to ensure good fortune. Note: To wail (lin) is to cry. Explanation of Text (Shiwen): Pronounced lin (falling tone). Also, Supplementary Rhymes (Yun Bu): Rhymes with long. Book of Odes (Shijing): Houji could not perform the duty, and the Lord on High did not come to oversee (lin) us. Laying waste to the land below, why did you let me suffer this calamity? Sima Xiangru, Rhapsody of the Long Gate (Changmen Fu): I received a false promise yet hoped for sincerity, awaiting a meeting at the detached palace south of the city. I set out a simple meal for myself, yet the monarch refuses to descend (lin) to me. Also rhymes with liang. Song of the Sacrifice to the Luo River by Qin Shi Huang: The waters of the Luo, their color is dark. Sacrificing at the great marsh, I arrive at the south. Offering wine by the Luo, the color of the water connects with the sun, moon, and stars. Textual Research: Book of Rites (Liji): Treat feudal lords with the same solemnity as one treats spirits. According to the original text, corrected from the Book of Rites (Liji) section on Tan Gong. Sima Xiangru, Rhapsody of the Long Gate (Changmen Fu): The monarch refuses to descend to me. According to the original text, corrected from the particle xi to the particle hu.