Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Towel (jīn) Kangxi Strokes: 9 Page 331, Entry 11 Archaic form. Pronounced shuai. Book of Changes (Yijing), in the Army hexagram: The eldest son leads the army. Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), tenth year of Duke Xiang: Dragging and leading the old man to arrive at this place. Also means to follow. Book of Rites (Liji), in the Royal Regulations: Command the villages to report those who do not follow the teachings. Commentary: Shuai means to follow. Also means to comply with. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Upright Officials: Xiao and Cao used leniency and tranquility as the model for the world. Commentary: Shuai means to comply with. Also means to gather. Yang Xiong, Ganquan Rhapsody (Ganquan Fu): Gathering the yin and closing, flashing and opening the yang. Commentary: Jin Zhuo says, shuai means to gather. Also, according to the Explaining Graphs (Shuowen), it means a belt towel. Expanded Glossary (Guangya): It means a towel. Pronounced shuai (falling tone). In the sense of a general or commander. Standard Rhymes (Zhengyun): It means master, to lead, to command, to oversee. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Ministry of Summer: Two thousand five hundred men constitute a division; the division commanders are all middle-ranking grand masters. Five hundred men constitute a brigade; the brigade commanders are all lower-ranking grand masters. Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), twelfth year of Duke Xuan: Appointed as a military commander. Sub-commentary: A military commander is the leader of the army. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Huang Ba: Appointed elders and military commanders. Also a surname. Guangyun: Originally the surname Shi; due to the naming taboo of Emperor Jing of Jin, it was changed to the Shuai surname. There was a Jin dynasty official named Shuai Bing. Also pronounced shui. Identical to the character for a sash or handkerchief (shui). Also means a belt towel. Textual verification: In the Ganquan Rhapsody by Yang Xiong, the character guan has been corrected to kai according to the original text.