Hai Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Carriage (mǎ)
驍
Kangxi strokes: 22
Page 1445, Entry 04
Pronounced jiao.
According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a fine horse. Also, according to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it means brave and swift. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it refers to fierce martial prowess. In the Book of Han (Hanshu), it is written as owl-cavalry. The term owl is used interchangeably with this character.
Also, according to the Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital (Xijing Zaji), in ancient games of pitch-pot, the objective was to land the arrow in the pot without it rebounding. However, Master Guo was able to make the arrow bounce back, with one arrow rebounding more than a hundred times; this was called jiao. Additionally, according to the Family Instructions of Master Yan (Yanshi Jiaxun), Zhou Gui of Runan and Hui Hui were able to make a single arrow bounce more than forty times in the game of pitch-pot.
Textual verification: The Book of Rites (Liji), in the chapter on Pitch-Pot, states that the most skillful practitioners could perform a technique known as lotus-rebound jiao. Jiao refers to the arrow leaping out of the pot. When the arrow leaps out, the player catches it with their hand, and the process is repeated many times without the arrow hitting the ground; this is called jiao. The Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital (Xijing Zaji) states that Master Guo could perform this trick with one arrow rebounding more than seventy times. We note that the description regarding skillful pitch-pot practitioners is not present in the original text of the Pitch-Pot chapter, and the citation from the Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital (Xijing Zaji) does not align with the original source. We have revised the text to read: According to the Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital (Xijing Zaji), in ancient games of pitch-pot, the objective was to land the arrow in the pot without it rebounding. However, Master Guo was able to make the arrow bounce back, with one arrow rebounding more than a hundred times; this was called jiao. Furthermore, according to the Family Instructions of Master Yan (Yanshi Jiaxun), Zhou Gui of Runan and Hui Hui were able to make a single arrow bounce more than forty times in the game of pitch-pot.