Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower
Radical: Strength (lì)
Character: 効; Kangxi Strokes: 8; Page: 147, Entry 12
From Tangyun (Tangyun): hú jiào qiè; Jiyun (Jiyun): hòu jiào qiè; Yunhui (Yunhui): hòu xué qiè; Zhengyun (Zhengyun): hú xiào qiè; pronounced jiào.
From Yupian (Yupian): A common variant of the character xiào.
From Jiyun: To resemble; merit.
From Yunhui: To be effective; to have an effect.
From History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Biography of Su Wu: "To sacrifice oneself."
From Zhengyun: In ancient times, it only followed the radical 攵, and not the radical 力. Later generations, in their transcriptions, perpetuated the error for a long time, and it has since been commonly adopted.
Correction Note: Zhengyun originally read "In ancient times, it only followed the radical 文, and not the radical 力." It has been carefully corrected from 文 to 攵 according to the original text.