Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Que Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 396, Entry 09 Pronounced que. Shuowen Jiezi (Dictionary of Explaining Words and Analyzing Characters): Meaning cautious. Composed of the radical for heart and the phonetic element que. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): Meaning kind, simple, or sincere. Xunzi (Master Xun), Chapter on Not Being Careless (Bugou Pian): There are scholars who are sincere. Posthumous Naming Rules (Shifa): Conduct that is consistent inside and out is called que. Also written as que (variant form). Book of Rites (Liji), Ritual Vessels (Liqi): Using seven formal guests to meet; otherwise, it appears too simple. Book of Rites (Liji), Tan Gong: Confucius said, The people of the Yin dynasty were very simple. Commentary (Shu): Simple and sincere. Also interchangeable with que (variant form). Book of Rites (Liji), Tan Gong: The Yin were already sincere. Lu Deming, Explanation of the Text: The original character for que was also written as que. Also rhyming with ku (pronounced ku). Zhang Heng, Eastern Capital Rhapsody (Dongjing Fu): What is valued is virtuous ability, what is treasured is grain. The common people abandon secondary pursuits to return to the root, all holding loyalty and embracing simplicity. Jiyun (Collection of Rhymes): Also written as que (variant form). In general, que, que, que, and que are either simplified or interchangeable; all may be retained. Textual Research: Also interchangeable with que (variant form). Zhou Rites (Zhouli), Autumn Offices, Commentary by the Grand Minister: Simple and cautious. Also written as que (variant form). Note: The commentary on the Zhou Rites does not write que as que; only the Explanation of the Text for the Tan Gong has a note that the character que was written as que. The fifteen characters from Zhou Rites onwards are corrected to: In the Tan Gong, the Yin were already sincere. Lu Deming, Explanation of the Text: The original character for que was also written as que. Zhang Heng, Eastern Capital Rhapsody (Dongjing Fu): The common people abandon secondary pursuits to return to the root, all feeling loyalty and embracing simplicity. Corrected according to the original text, changing the term for feeling to xian (all).