"Xu liang qie" (similar to "xiàng") is the pronunciation given in "Tang Yun" (唐韵), "Ji Yun" (集韵), "Yun Hui" (韵会), and "Zheng Yun" (正韵). "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" (说文解字) explains it as the sound of a door. "Er Ya · Shi Gong" (尔雅·释宫) states that the space between two steps is called "jià" (䦳). The commentary explains this as the area directly in front of the steps when the ruler faces south. "Yu Pian" (玉篇) explains it as the top of a door. "Ji Yun" (集韵) further explains it as a type of window, a decoration in the imperial palace and ancestral temples, described as "guā yíng dá jià" (刮楹达䦳). "Bo Ya" (博雅) explains it as a window, "chuāng yǒu jià" (窗牖䦳). Zuo Si's (左思) "Wu Du Fu" (吴都赋) contains the phrase "sù sù jiē jià" (肃肃阶䦳). The commentary explains that the space between two steps is called "jià" (䦳). "Xu liang qie" (similar to "xiǎng") is another pronunciation given in "Ji Yun" (集韵), meaning the sound of a door. Scholarly Examination: ["Er Ya · Shi Gong" (尔雅·释宫) states that the space between two steps is called "jià" (䦳). The commentary explains: "When a ruler faces south, it is the door facing the steps."] The term "jiē mén" (阶门) has been changed to "jiē wèn" (阶问) in accordance with the original text.