Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 447, Entry 21 Pronounced nuo According to the Shuowen Jiezi (Dictionary of Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters), it means to press. According to the Guangyun (Broad Rhymes), it means to grasp or hold. In the short poem by Qian Chu: Gold phoenix desires to fly but encounters restraint. Also, pronounced ni The meaning is the same. Also, pronounced ruo The meaning is the same. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Bian Que: To press the marrow and brain. In the work by Ban Gu, Reply to Guest's Play: To take hold of the rotten and rub the blunt, even a lead blade can make a single cut. In the Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals of Daizong: Prohibiting inlaid works of pearls and kingfisher feathers, and entrusting the relevant offices to strictly increase oversight and control. According to the Jiyun (Collected Rhymes), it is sometimes written in a variant form.