Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Mountain (shān) 嵬 Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 317, Entry 35 Pronounced wei. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: High and uneven. Derived from the radical Mountain (shān), with gui as the phonetic component, level tone. Erya (Erya): A rocky mountain topped with soil is called cui wei. Commentary: Describes a rocky mountain with soil on top. Book of Odes (Shijing): Climbing that rugged peak. Also describes a tall and large appearance. Ban Gu, Western Capital Rhapsody (Xidu Fu): Towering and rugged. Also pronounced wei (rising tone). Wei, the appearance of a mountain. Wang Yanshou, Rhapsody on the Lingguang Hall of Lu (Lu Lingguangdian Fu): Towering and rugged. Jiyun (Jiyun) notes this is sometimes written as wei. Commonly used as the variant form wei.