Mao Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Hand (shǒu). Kangxi strokes: 12. Page 436, Entry 07. Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Meeting (Yunhui): Pronounced xuan (level tone). In the Explanation of Script (Shuowen), it means to lift up. In the Broad Rhyme (Guangyun), it means to raise high with the hand. According to the Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan) on the sixteenth year of Duke Cheng: They lifted the Duke to remove him from the mud. The commentary states: Grasping the wheel hub to lift it out of the mud. It also refers to a high, rising appearance. In the poems of Han Yu: The heads of snakes and vipers rise up. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also pronounced xin (level tone). It is also pronounced qi (entering tone). The meaning is the same as in the Explanation of Script (Shuowen). It is also pronounced hun (level tone), being the same as the character for pulling. According to the Erudite Elegant (Boya), it means to pull. It is also pronounced qin (departing tone), with a sound close to the character for lifting. According to the Du Lin commentary on the Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), it also means to lift.