You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Xu Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 1151, Entry 14 Pronounced xu (rising tone). Shuowen Jiezi: To listen. Guangya: To give. Yupian: To follow. Guangyun: To allow. Zengyun: To agree to give. Book of Documents (Shangshu), chapter Jinteng: If you agree to my request, I will return with the jade bi and gui to await your command. If you do not agree, I will hide the jade bi and gui. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Emperor Gaozu: Lady Lu was very angry. Duke Lu said: I have always intended for this daughter to be exceptional and marry a noble; how could I have casually promised to marry her to Liu Ji? Also, Boya: To advance. Book of Odes (Shijing), Daya: Brightly this comes to advance. Commentary: Xu means to advance. Sub-commentary: After the rites and laws permit, one may then advance and be employed; therefore, xu is used to indicate advancing. Also, to trust. Mencius: In that case, does the King trust him? Also, like flourish or expectation. Mencius: Can the achievements of Guan Zhong and Yan Zi be made to flourish once more? Also, name of a settlement. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lusong: Residing in Chang and Xu. Annotation: Xu is a piece of land; it is the town where the State of Lu stayed during their court visits. Also, a state name, a county name, a prefecture name. Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu), 11th year of Duke Yin: The Duke, along with the Marquis of Qi and the Earl of Zheng, attacked Xu. Sub-commentary: The Treatise on Geography states: Xu County in Yingchuan Commandery was the original State of Xu. It was called Xu County in the Han Dynasty, renamed Xuchang by Emperor Wu of Wei, and later changed to Xu Prefecture during the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Also, a surname. Guangyun: Originating from Gaoyang and Runan, originally of the Jiang surname; they are descendants of the Flame Emperor and progeny of Taiyue, later taking the name of their fief as their surname. Also, interchangeable with the character Xu (xu). Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), House of Zheng: The Duke of Xu spoke ill of the State of Zheng while in the State of Chu. Annotation: Xu is the same as Xu; it refers to Duke Ling of Xu. Also, pronounced hu (falling tone). Book of Odes (Shijing), Xiaoya: Felling trees, hu hu. Commentary: Hu hu describes the appearance of paring the tree bark. Zhu Xi Commentary: The sound of many people exerting effort together. Huainanzi: Now, for those carrying a large log, the ones in front call out ye hu, and those in the back respond; this is the song to encourage strength when lifting heavy objects. Annotation: Xu is pronounced hu. Zihui Bu: Pronounced xu. Also, Leipian: Hu, one way of writing it is as Xu.