You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Wine (yǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 1283, Entry 15 Ancient form. Pronounced suān. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: It is vinegar. In the regions east of the pass, vinegar is called suān. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes) states: It is vinegar. Book of Documents (Shangshu): The curved and straight develop the sour taste. Book of Rites (Liji): In the first month of spring, the flavor is sour. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): Regarding all medicines, use sour flavors to nourish the bones. Commentary: Sour is the flavor of wood. The root of a tree standing in the earth resembles bone. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Hanshu): Ren Yue, Marquis of Guang'an, served as the Minister of Ceremonies and was dismissed because the sacrificial wine had turned sour. Shi Ming (Explanation of Names): Suān means to yield (xùn). Yielding refers to lagging behind. It describes leg pain and weakness, causing one to lag behind in travel, hence the term for yielding and retreating. Ji Kang Poetry: I apply myself to tasks that are difficult; when facing the text, my emotions are bitter and sorrowful. Zhengzitong (Correction of Characters): To be sorrowful and painful is called suān. History of the Later Han Dynasty (Houhanshu): Releasing soldiers to commit arson; hearing of this causes one to feel a sour, stinging sensation in the nose. Yunhui (Compilation of Rhymes): It means cold and destitute. It is now written as cold and scholarly (jùn). Fan Chengda Poetry: Wash away the air of the scholar, which is sour. Place name. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): General Yao attacked Wei and captured Suanzao. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Hanshu): There is a Suanzao County. River name. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): On the Shao Yang Mountain, the Suan River originates. Commentary: Its taste is slightly sour, and it flows into the Wengu River. Tree name. Erya (Approaching Elegance): The Er tree is a sour jujube. Plant name. Bowya (Broad Refinement): The suān tree is also known as the fox peach. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): On the Guzhong Mountain, there is a plant with a square stem, yellow flowers, round leaves, and three layers; its name is yānsuān. Bird name. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): On the Jing Mountain, there is a bird shaped like a snake with four heads, six eyes, and three feet, named suānyǔ. Commentary: Lan states: Among three-footed birds, there is the suān. Zhengzitong (Correction of Characters): The tamarind is a fruit growing in places like Lin'an in Yunnan. It is shaped like a pig's tusk, soaked in wood for soup, and its sour taste is as pleasant as vinegar. Zihuibu (Supplement to the Collection of Characters): The sour chicken is an insect. Yunbu (Supplement to Rhymes): Rhymes with xuān. Han Yu (Autumn Thoughts Poem): The authors are not of this age; the time between us is already a thousand years. Their words have stirred deep feelings, making me once again sorrowful and pained.