Zi Collection, Page Position: Upper
Radical: Lid (tóu)
亹
Kangxi strokes: 21
Page 90, Entry 01
Pronounced wěi.
亹亹 (wěi wěi) refers to being diligent and untiring.
Book of Changes (Yijing), Appended Statements: Accomplishing the constant diligence of the world.
It also carries the meaning of making an effort or straining.
Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: Diligent was King Wen, whose noble reputation never ceased.
Also, Book of Rites (Liji), Rites and Vessels: When the seasons bring rain and dew, the noble man reaches out with diligence.
Pronounced mén.
Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: Wild ducks are at the gorge.
Commentary: Water flowing through a canyon where both banks face each other like a gate.
It is also a place name.
Book of Han (Hanshu), Treatise on Geography: Haomen County in Jincheng.
Commentary: Located in Jincheng County, Lintao Prefecture, named after the Haomen River.
The Corrected Character Dictionary (Zhengzitong) notes: Xu Xuan stated that the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) does not contain the character 亹, and it should be written as 娓. Cui Ling'en changed the text of the Book of Changes (Yijing) from 亹 to 娓, and Zhou Boqi also advocated for using 娓 and discarding 亹; these are both subjective conjectures and are not to be trusted.