Si Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Dog (quǎn)
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Page 719, Entry 33
Pronounced xie (falling tone).
In the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun) and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced xie (falling tone). In the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced xie (falling tone).
According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it refers to the xiezhi. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), xiezhi is the name of a beast.
In the Huainanzi (Huainanzi), it is written: King Wen of Chu favored wearing the xiezhi cap.
In the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Font Patterns (Zilin Ziyang), both are written as xiezhi. In the Broad Refinement (Guangya), it is written as a variant. In the writings of Lu, it is written as xiezhi. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in a variant form.
Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced xie (falling tone). Xie denotes a haughty and stubborn appearance. Sometimes written in a variant form.