You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Xie Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 1170, Entry 11 Pronounced hai. Shuowen Jiezi (Dictionary of Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Compound Characters): To argue or discuss. Guangya (Expanded Refinements): To pair or match. Yupian (Jade Chapters): To harmonize, to tune. Book of Documents (Shujing), Canon of Yao: Able to harmonize through filial piety. Also, Canon of Shun: The eight musical tones are in perfect harmony. Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), 11th Year of Duke Xiang: Like the harmony of music, there is nothing that is not in accord. Book of Rites (Liji), Vessels of Rites: When a superior man possesses ritual, he is outwardly harmonious and inwardly free of resentment. Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons (Wenxin Diaolong): The word xie means all, referring to language that is shallow and caters to popular tastes, causing everyone to be amused. History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Narrative Commentary: Dongfang was eloquent in speech, full of witticisms like a court jester. Book of Jin (Jin Shu), Biography of Gu Kaizhi: Kaizhi was fond of witty jokes, and many people enjoyed his company. Also, to discuss and settle a price. History of the Later Han (Houhan Shu), Biography of the Eunuch Zhang Rang: Those who were to take office all went first to the Western Garden to settle the price before they could depart. Also, the name of an ancient book. Zhuangzi, Free and Easy Wandering: The Qi Xie is a record of anomalies. Also, the name of a bird. Boya (Broad Refinements): The zhen bird; the male is called yunri, and the female is called yinxie. Huainanzi, Discourses on Connecting Precepts: The yinxie senses rain. Commentary: When heaven is about to become overcast and rainy, it calls out. Also, rhyming with xian and ji, pronounced xi. History of the Later Han (Houhan Shu), Treatise on the Five Elements: A children's rhyme from the Gengshi period said: Whether harmonious or not, depends on the Red Eyebrows. Also, Biography of Zhou Ze in the Biographies of Confucian Scholars: People of that time made a saying about him: To live life without harmony is to become the wife of a Great Everlasting official. Editorial Note: Regarding the Bolya, the male of the zhen bird is recorded as yunri; corrected from the original text which incorrectly listed yunmu.