Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 541, Entry 05 Archaic form. Pronounced ye. Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): The character ye refers to a large board used to decorate the structures from which bells and drums are hung. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: The bell-stand is decorated with a jagged board. Commentary: The wood that holds the bells and chimes upright is called a ju, and the horizontal cross-piece is called a xun. The large board placed on top of the xun for decoration is called an ye. The board is carved with protrusions like saw teeth, hence the name ye. It also refers to achievements. Book of Changes (Yijing), Appended Statements: To be possessed of wealth is called a great achievement. It also refers to work or career. Book of Changes (Yijing), Kun Hexagram: To flow smoothly through the limbs and exert oneself in one's career. It also refers to a foundation or legacy. Mencius: To establish a foundation and pass it down to descendants. It also refers to academic studies. Book of Rites (Liji), Qu Li: What one studies must involve a specialization. It also refers to hereditary or ancestral professions. Zuo Zhuan, First Year of Duke Zhao: Zizhan said: Taidai was able to inherit his ancestors' official duties. Er Ya, Explaining Teachings: Ye ye refers to an appearance of danger. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Counsels of Gao Yao: Cautious and trembling, from morning until evening, handling ten thousand matters. It also refers to a vigorous appearance. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: The four stallions are vigorous. Any work in which one is engaged is called an ye. Matters that have begun but are not yet finished are also called an ye. Mencius: There was a pair of shoes being woven on the window sill. It also means to have already reached such a state. History of the Former Han, Biography of Liu Bi, Prince of Wu: When Emperor Gaozu summoned Liu Bi and physiognomized him, he regretted having already appointed him. It also refers to skills or professions. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biographies of the Money Makers: Farming and agricultural work are considered laborious professions; selling wine and beverages is considered a minor profession. It also refers to Jianye, a place name. Records of the Three Kingdoms (Wu Zhi): Sun Quan renamed Moling to Jianye. It also refers to a surname. Xing Yuan (Garden of Surnames): There is the Ye clan. Pronounced ji. Also means vigorous. Pronounced he. Also means dangerous. Also rhyming, pronounced ni. Heguanzi, Taihong Chapter: The two modes of governance reach the four extremes, separated by periods of cessation. Returning to the seasonal order and dispersing the primordial energy to complete all things. Also rhyming, pronounced nue. History of the Former Han, Treatise on Literature: Fuxi drew the trigrams, and writing was born thereafter. The eras of Yu, Xia, Shang, and Zhou, and Confucius edited their classics. Note: According to the Shuowen Jiezi, the character is composed of the radicals for xin and jin. The jin part resembles a board; it does not belong to the tree radical. It should be categorized under the xin radical, but it was mistakenly included here under the tree radical.