You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Shell (bèi) Trade Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 1207, Entry 08 Pronounced mao (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Dictionary of Characters): Defined as the exchange of wealth and goods. Xu Shen notes: It is like chaos, meaning that things are mutually intertwined. Wujing Wenzi (Text of the Five Classics): In the classics, it has been passed down; the clerical script simplified it to the current form. Erya (Approaching Elegance): Defined as trade. Also refers to purchasing. Book of Odes (Shijing): Carrying cloth to trade for silk. Book of Rites (Liji): A starving man, covering his face with his sleeve and dragging his shoes, walking in a daze. Note: Mao-mao describes the appearance of one whose vision is unclear. Commentary: Another pronunciation is mou. Guangya (Broad Elegance): Means to proclaim or propagate. Also used as a surname. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): Derived from the Xingyuan (Garden of Surnames); the people are from Dongguan. Also used as a phonetic loan for the character mao. Gongyang Zhuan (Gongyang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals): Defeated at the Mao-Rong territory. Commentary: Another pronunciation is mao. The Zuozhuan (Zuo Commentary) writes it as Mao-Rong.