Si Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Dog (quǎn)
11 strokes
Page 711, Entry 10
Jade Chapters (Yupian) says pronounced xia. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) says pronounced xia. The sound is xia.
Jade Chapters (Yupian) says it is the same as the character meaning to be familiar or intimate (xia). Now used to denote width versus narrowness.
Classic of History (Shangshu): Do not make yourself broad by narrowing others.
Explanatory Text (Shiwen): Narrow (xia), pronounced xia.
Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) says pronounced xia. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) says pronounced xia. The sound is qia.
Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) says narrow and tight.
Book of Rites (Liji): The great principles of ritual, based on the breadth or narrowness of the land.
Explanatory Text (Shiwen): Narrow (xia), pronounced qia, and also pronounced xia.
Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): I see that what he holds is narrow, but what he desires is extravagant.