Xu Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Food (shí)
Character: Tao
Kangxi Strokes: 22
Page 1426, Entry 10
Tang Rhyme (Tangyun): Pronounced tao
Collection Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Treasury (Yunhui): Pronounced tao
Jade Chapters (Yupian): Greedy for wealth.
Rhyme Treasury (Yunhui): Greed for eating and drinking is called tao.
Commentary of Zuo (Zuozhuan), 18th Year of Duke Wen: The people of the world compare them to the three villains, calling them tao-tie.
Note: Greed for wealth is called tao; greed for food is called tie. See the entry for tie for further details.
Textual Research:
Commentary of Zuo (Zuozhuan), 18th Year of Duke Wen: The people of the world compare them to the three villains, calling them tao-tie.
According to the original text, the character for one (yi) has been corrected to the character for compare (yi).