You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) 谋 Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 1173, Entry 07 Ancient form. Tang Rhyme (Tang yun): Pronounced mou. Collection Rhyme (Ji yun), Rhyme Assembly (Yun hui): Pronounced mou. Shuowen Jiezi: To deliberate on difficulties is called mou. Erya, Explanations of Words (Erya): It means the heart/mind. Commentary: To deliberate and calculate using the mind. Guangya: To discuss. Yupian: To calculate. Zihui: To consult regarding difficulties and contemplate preventing troubles is called mou. Book of Changes (Yijing), Litigation Hexagram: The superior man, in initiating affairs, deliberates on the beginning. Sub-commentary: Whenever one wishes to initiate an affair, one must first deliberate and calculate its beginning. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Great Plan (Hongfan): Hearing constitutes deliberation. Commentary: To measure. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes of the Kingdom (Xiaoya): Consulting and deliberating everywhere. Commentary: To consult regarding the difficulty or ease of an affair is called deliberation. Zuo Commentary (Zuo zhuan), 14th Year of Duke Xuan: Being greedy, one will surely plot against others. Sub-commentary: To plot and calculate. Again, 4th Year of Duke Xiang: Asking about difficulties is called deliberation. Commentary: To inquire about misfortunes and difficulties. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qian Hanshu), Treatise on Literature and Arts: Those who use tactical strategy (quanmou) defend the state with uprightness and employ troops with unconventional methods. Book of Jin (Jin shu), Treatise on Law: Two people discussing face-to-face is called deliberation (mou). Also, to meet face-to-face. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Establishment of Government (Lizheng): Deliberating on appearance requires great instruction in virtue. Commentary: Deliberating on appearance means considering the physical features of a person. Also, a mastermind. Zuo Commentary (Zuo zhuan), 9th Year of Duke Zhao: The people having a mastermind. Commentary: A mastermind for the people is a leader of the clan. Also, a name of a vegetable. Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao gangmu): Dill is also called cimu le. Li Shizhen says: These are foreign words. Also, a name of a musical piece. Rites of Zhou (Zhou li), Spring Officials, Sub-commentary on Grand Director of Music: The Xiaojing wei says: The music of Shennong is called Xiamou. Also, a title of an official. History of Jin (Jin shi), Treatise on Officials: The mouke, rank 5b, were in charge of pacifying military households and training in martial arts. Also, a surname. Customs and Traditions (Fengsu tong): Descendants of the Zhou minister Cai Gong Moufu, who adopted his courtesy name as their clan name. Also, interchangeably used with the character gui (to plan). See the entry for gui for details. Also, rhyme-reading mou bei (rising tone), pronounced mei. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Wei (Wei feng): The simple-looking boy carried cloth to trade for silk. It was not that I wanted to trade for silk, but that you came to plan with me. Also, rhyme-reading mo tu (rising tone), pronounced mu. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes of the Kingdom (Xiaoya): Though the people have no wealth, some are wise and some are calculating. Commentary: Wu is pronounced hu. Also, rhyme-reading kuang yu (rising tone), pronounced xu. Jiao Shi Yilin: The duke is shallow and foolish, unable to accept profound plans. Also, rhyme-reading man bu (rising tone), pronounced mu. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes of the Kingdom (Xiaoya): As for those slanderers, with whom did they plot? Take those slanderers and cast them to the jackals and tigers. Also, rhyme-reading mo gu (rising tone), pronounced mu. Fu Chunhu, Eulogy to Empress Ma: Serving as empress and mother, the emperor consulted her on his plans. The nation relied on her inner instruction, and the household received glorious blessings. Textual Correction: Zuo Commentary (Zuo zhuan), 13th Year of Duke Xuan. Note: Based on the original text, this has been corrected to the 14th year.