Mao Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Tapping (pū)
Kangxi Strokes: 10
Page 470, Entry 21
Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced xiao (falling tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xiao (falling tone). Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced xiao (falling tone).
Explanation of Characters (Shuowen): To imitate.
Jade Chapters (Yupian): To model after.
Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): To study.
Expanded Rhymes (Zengyun): To emulate.
Book of Changes (Yijing), Treatise on the Appended Remarks: To emulate and follow is called Earth.
Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Year 21 of Duke Zhuang: The Earl of Zheng imitated the blame.
Also, Record of Rites (Liji), Songs of Rites (Quli): Those presenting horses or sheep, lead them with the right hand.
Commentary: To present.
Also, Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Year 8 of Duke Wen: He demonstrated his integrity to the official of the storehouse and left.
Commentary: To manifest.
Also, Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Year 26 of Duke Zhao: Only after King Xuan had his intent was he able to bestow official positions.
Commentary: To bestow.
Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Effectiveness or proof.
History of the Former Han (Qianhanshu), Treatise on Arts and Letters: The Confucians, the effectiveness of their self-testing.
Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): To exert effort.
History of the Former Han (Qianhanshu), Biography of Han Xin: Willing to exert my humble loyalty.
Also, Classified Chapters (Leipian): One meaning is merit.
History of the Former Han (Qianhanshu), Biography of Yin Shang: Reflecting on their merit and effectiveness.
Also, Expanded Rhymes (Zengyun): To strive.
Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): One meaning is to provide.
Examples of Characters in the Nine Classics (Jiujing Ziyang): The form written with the radical for power is incorrect.
Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Also written in a variant form (xiao). The Rites Rhymes (Liyun) indicates that the xiao in exert effort and the xiao in imitate are different, though Xu rhymes them together.
Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jiao (rising tone).
Yangzi Dialects (Fangyan): xiao-wei, meaning bright.
Also, pronounced jiao (rising tone). Meaning: an affair is revealed.
Explanation of Characters (Shuowen): Derived from the radical for Tapping (pū). The original character for xiao was derived from the radical for Tapping (pū).
