Mao Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Hand (shǒu). Kangxi stroke count: 12. Page 434, Entry 35. Pronounced she (rising tone). According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced she (rising tone). According to the Explanation of Characters (Shuowen), it means to release. According to the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it means to abandon. According to the Book of Song (Songshu), Biography of Yin Chun: He loved literature and its meaning, and never once deviated or abandoned it. Also a surname. During the Hongwu reign of the Ming dynasty, there was a tax official named She Jing. In classical texts, it is often abbreviated as she.