You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Shell (bèi) 13 strokes Page 1207, Entry 18 Pronounced lù. As defined in the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means to bestow. According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it refers to giving wealth to others. From the Book of Odes (Shijing), in the Hymns of Lu: Great gifts of southern gold. From the Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), in the second year of Duke Huan: He placed his treasure vessels in the great ancestral temple.