Yin Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Wide (guǎng) Page 343, Entry 28 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) states: pronounced ya (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) state: pronounced ya (rising tone). Explanation of Writing (Shuowen) states: it means a veranda or corridor. Jade Chapters (Yupian) states: it means a shelter. Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun) states: it is the same. Explanation of Names (Shiming) states: a large building is called a veranda. People in Bing province and Ji province call it ya. Ya means upright, referring to the large and central part of a building. Six Writings (Liushugu) states: a veranda or corridor with access from four sides is called ya. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Summer Official, Royal Equerry states: in the summer, horses are kept in the ya. The commentary states: ya means veranda. A veranda is a place used to provide shade and coolness for horses. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) also states: pronounced ya (falling tone). Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) state: pronounced ya (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) also states: pronounced ya. Ya refers to something that is not uniform or tidy.