Mao Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Heart (xīn)
慕
Kangxi Stroke Count: 15
Page 398, Entry 32
Ancient form: Pronounced mu (falling tone). As cited in Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), Compendium of Rhymes (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun). According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen), it means to practice; to love and practice imitating a model. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Sima Xiangru: Admiration for the character of Lin Xiangru led him to change his name to Xiangru. It also means to pine for or think of. As cited in the Book of Rites (Liji), Tan Gong chapter: His departure was as if longing. It also means to be attached to and unable to forget. In the Mencius (Mengzi): Great filial piety consists of longing for one's parents throughout one's life. It is also a surname. It is also part of the compound surname Murong.