Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower, Radical: Strength (lì) Kangxi stroke count: 11. Page: 148, Entry 17. In Tang Rhyme (Tángyùn), pronounced Xǔ Yù qiè; in Collected Rhymes (Jíyùn) and Rhyme Compendium (Yùnhuì), pronounced Xū Yù qiè; in Correct Rhymes (Zhèngyùn), pronounced Xǔ Liù qiè. The character is pronounced xù. According to Shuowen Jiezi (Shuōwén Jiězì): To encourage, to exert oneself. Formed from the radical Strength (lì), with mào as the phonetic component. Xu Kai (Xú Kǎi) says: To exert oneself in a task, to undertake it with daring. From the Book of Documents (Shàngshū), "The Speech at Mu": "Exert yourselves, my lords!". From the Book of Odes (Shījīng), "Airs of Bei": "to encourage me, the lonely one."