Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Sun (rì) Page 500, Entry 16 晓 Pronounced xiao (rising tone) Explanation: To brighten or dawn. From Jade Treatise (Yupian): The approach of dawn. Also: To know. From Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of the Southwest Barbarians: Referring to knowing the Southern Yue. Also: From History of the Former Han (Qianhanshu), Biography of Empress Dowager Yuan: Not yet aware of the Commander-in-Chief. Annotation: Xiao means the same as clear or white. Also: To meet or encounter. Also: To win or excel. From Extensive Notes (Boya): To explain or speak. Also: To be quick or sharp-witted. From Jade Treatise (Yupian): Wisdom or intelligence.