Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Tiger (hǔ) Character: nue Kangxi strokes: 9 Page 1073, Entry 09 Ancient script form. According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), pronounced yue. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Association (Yunhui), pronounced yue, with the sound of nue (falling tone). According to the Expanded Rhymes (Zengyun), it means to be harsh or tyrannical. In the Book of Documents (Shangshu), Chapter Tang Oath (Tanggao): To spread tyranny to all your ten thousand states and people. It also means a disaster. In the Book of Documents (Shangshu), Chapter Pan Geng: The Shang dynasty has brought down a great disaster. The commentary states: Our Shang house has brought down a great disaster from Heaven. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen), it means to damage or ruin. In the Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), 18th year of Duke Xiang: To insult and abuse the ancestral spirits. The commentary notes: Frequently attacking the state of Lu and ruining its people. According to the Rhyme Supplement (Yunbu), pronounced yue (departing tone). In the Book of Odes (Shijing): Not using them for instruction, but instead using them for tyranny. If it is claimed they did not know, they have already reached a state of chaos. Also pronounced ni. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Preface: Ziyu was violent and tyrannical, while the Han dynasty practiced merit and virtue. According to the Classified Chapters (Leipian), this was originally written in the form of a variant, and also appears as a variant.