Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Dog (quǎn) 14 strokes Page 716, Entry 23 Pronounced sou. In the Jade Chapter (Yupian), this is the original form of the character. It refers to hunting in the autumn. Book of Rites (Liji), Sacrificial Meanings (Jiyi): To release during the autumn hunt. Also, according to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), nan-yue people refer to dogs as sou. Also, according to the Classified Chapters (Leipian), pronounced sou. The meaning is the same. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced sou. A name for hunting in the spring. Discourses of the States (Guoyu), Discourses of Zhou (Zhouyu): Hunting in the spring during the agricultural off-season.