Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Character: Wu Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 404, Entry 01 According to the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), it is pronounced wu. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it means to love. It is formed from the Heart radical with a phonetic component. According to the Erya, Explaining Words (Erya Shiyan), it means to soothe. The commentary explains this as to love and soothe. The sub-commentary notes that the Regional Expressions (Fangyan) states that in the area between eastern Qi and Bintao, to love is referred to as wu. Also, according to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), wu-ran describes a disappointed appearance. The Sancang dictionary defines it as an expression of astonishment or surprise. In the Analects (Lunyu), it is stated that the Master was wu-ran. He Yan's commentary notes this is because he had not reached his own intentions, yet was criticized. The Expanded Rhymes mentions it is sometimes written in a variant form. Also, according to the Five Sounds Compilation of Rhymes (Wuyin Jiyun), it is pronounced xu. In the Biography of Zhang Chang from the History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qianhan Shu), it refers to the eyebrows of the capital magistrate being wu. The commentary states that wu is pronounced xu. Meng Kang says that people in the north use the term xu to describe someone who is charming or attractive. Another interpretation is that it means arrogant. Also, according to the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced hu and means great. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes (Xiaoya), it is written that disorder is to this extent wu; it rhymes with the character gu. The commentary notes it is pronounced hu. Mao's commentary states that wu means great. It can also mean arrogant. In the Book of Rites (Liji), Throwing Pots (Touhu), it states: do not be arrogant and do not be haughty. Also, according to the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), it is pronounced wu. According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), it means empty.