You Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Speech (yán)
Kangxi Strokes: 13
Page 1158, Entry 01
Pronounced xiáng.
Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) defines this as to deliberate or investigate carefully.
Yupian (Yupian) defines this as to examine or to discuss; it also means to set right.
Zengyun (Zengyun) defines this as complete speech.
Book of Documents (Shangshu): Investigate your sight and hearing. Commentary: To investigate carefully.
Book of Odes (Shijing): The words from the inner chamber cannot be spoken of in detail. Commentary: To speak of it in detail.
Guliang Zhuan (Guliang Zhuan): To examine the details of the event, honoring Lady Bo.
Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): The details of it could not be obtained or recorded.
History of the Former Han (Hanshu): To widely summon scholars from under heaven who are well-informed. Commentary: To investigate thoroughly.
Also means good.
Book of Changes (Yijing): Unable to retreat, unable to advance, this is not good. Sub-commentary: That which is good. If one is indecisive in advancing or retreating, it is not considered good. Shiwen (Shiwen) notes that Wang Su wrote this as auspicious.
Zuo Zhuan (Zuo Zhuan): To be careful and diligent in serving the spirits. Commentary: Careful is the same as auspicious.
Also, to use one's mind well is called being careful.
Gongyang Zhuan (Gongyang Zhuan): Not to pardon is not good.
Official title. History of Song (Songshi): The position of Investigation Official was established in the fourth year of the Xining era.
History of Jin (Jinshi): Officials who guard and pacify the border people were called Xiangwen, following the titles of the Liao officials.
Also interchangeably used as to soar.
History of the Former Han (Hanshu): The distances of the journey are detailed and accurate. Commentary: Soar is the same as detailed; it is a loan word.
Pronounced yáng.
To feign or deceive. Interchangeably used as to pretend.
Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): Jizi feigned madness and became a slave.
Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) notes the original form was written differently. Zihui (Zihui) states the character was corrupted to the current form and wrongly listed under the six-stroke radical, which is incorrect.
