Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Big (dà) Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 253, Entry 09 Pronounced she Pronounced she Pronounced she Pronounced she (rising tone). Shuowen Jiezi: Defined as expansion or ostentation. Sima Xiangru, Zixu Fu: To boastfully glorify the Yunmeng Marsh to display its grandeur and luxury. Also refers to extravagance or wastefulness. Mao Shi Xu: The poem Fuyou is a satire on extravagant customs. Du Mu, Afang Gong Fu: The rulers of the Qin dynasty were fond of prosperity and luxury. Also refers to the name of a beauty. Xunzi, Fu Pian: A beauty named Lu Ju Zi She; no one could act as a matchmaker for her. Also, the world refers to a mother-in-law as Ashe. Zizhi Tongjian: Dou Huaizhen remarried the wet nurse of Empress Wei and, when submitting his report, signed it Empress Ashe without feeling ashamed. Also, in ancient India (Xizhu), when praising someone, the term Lanshe was used. Zhu Xi, Yulei: When Wang Dao served as prime minister, he spent his life merely dealing with human affairs. Once, when twenty guests were present, he praised them all one by one, except for a monk from the Western Regions. After a while, he said to the monk Lanshe, meaning praise. Also a surname. Shebi was one of the seven ministers who assisted the Yellow Emperor. Lushi: Shebi distinguished principles in the east and was appointed as Tushi, an official in charge of land and punishment. Sancai Tuhui: Written as Shebei. Guoming Ji: There is a country called Shebei. Lu Ji, Ganqiu Fu: Some wear coarse cloth to advocate thrift, while others wear robes of princes to promote luxury. Some live long lives to a high age, while others lose their spirit due to epidemic diseases. Note: The characters she and chai both belong to the six ma rhyme category and can also be classified under the ge rhyme category. The Zhengzitong follows the error of the Zihui in moving the character she into the ge rhyme category, which is incorrect. Also refers to the name of a deity. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): The location of the deity Shebishi is in the north. Alternatively written as zha. See the entry for the character zha for details. Also pronounced she. A surname among the Miao people. During the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty, there were figures such as She Chongming and She Jin. Textual research: Regarding the beauty's name, Xunzi, Fu Pian: Lu Ju Zi She; no one could act as a matchmaker for her. Note that in the original text of the Fu Pian, the word lun is omitted and mo zhi mei ye has been corrected to mo zhi mei ye.