Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) 妙 Kangxi Stroke Count: 7 Page 256, Entry 24 Pronounced miao (falling tone). Defined as divine, marvelous, or profound. Book of Changes (Yijing), Explanation of the Trigrams (Shuogua): What is called the divine is the power that transforms all things through mysterious, marvelous action. Laozi, Classic of the Way and Virtue (Daodejing): This is the gateway to all mysterious and marvelous changes. Zhuangzi, Metaphorical Words (Yuyan): Ever since I heard your discourse, nine years have passed, and I have reached a state of extreme, marvelous insight. Liu Shao, Treatise on Personality (Renwuzhi): A person of exceptional, marvelous character contains essence within and maintains an unadorned appearance without. Also denotes youth. Du Fu Poetry: You, sir, are in the prime of your youth. Also refers to delicate, refined, or charming beauty. History of the Former Han (Qianhanshu), Biography of Lady Li: Lady Li possessed a beautiful appearance and was skilled in dance. Also a surname. Recorded in the Surname Garden (Xingyuan). Pronounced miao (rising tone). Commonly interchangeable with the character miao (meaning tiny or subtle). Refers to the beautiful appearance of a woman. Stele of the Three Elders Yuan (Han Sanlao Yuanjun): I, with my humble, minute self, have inherited the ancestral legacy. Also written in a variant form (miao). Textual verification: Book of Changes (Yijing), Commentary on the Appended Statements (Xici): The original text cited as the Commentary on the Appended Statements has been corrected to the Explanation of the Trigrams (Shuogua) per the source material.