Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Grain (hé) 颖 Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 859, Entry 01 Pronounced ying (rising tone). Jade Chapters (Yupian): The tip of a grain ear. Book of Odes (Shijing), Great Odes (Daya): The grain is plump, and the ears hang downward. Commentary: Ying refers to the drooping tip of the ear. Sub-commentary: Ying is the prominent part of the grain ear, describing how the weight of the grain causes the tip to droop. Book of Documents Preface (Shuxu): Tang Shu obtained a grain sprout; different fields produced a single ear. Commentary: Ying refers to the ear itself. The stalks grow separately but combine into one ear. Also refers to the ring on a sword hilt. Book of Rites (Liji), Minor Ceremonies (Shaoyi): When handing over a knife, the blade should point backward, presenting the ring to the other person. Also refers to the tip of an awl. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Lord Pingyuan: It is like an awl kept in a pocket; the tip will eventually pierce through. Also refers to a warning pillow (a device used to keep one alert). Book of Rites (Liji), Minor Ceremonies (Shaoyi): Arrange the pillows, walking sticks, zithers, and lutes. Notes: Ying refers to the warning pillow. Sub-commentary: Ying carries the sense of warning and inspiration, thus it refers to a warning pillow. Explication of Texts (Shiwen): Pronounced ying (rising tone). Also, according to the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), it refers to the tip of a writing brush. Han Yu wrote the Biography of Brush Tip (Maoying Zhuan). Also, according to the Comprehensive Dictionary of Characters (Zhengzitong), a person of outstanding talent may be called ying. Lu Ji, Essay on Literature (Wenf U): Select the excellent, choose the outstanding talents. Also, a surname. Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), First Year of Duke Yin: Ying Kaoshu was the border official of Yinggu. His descendants later used this place name as a surname. Quick Learning (Jijiupian): Also written as the variant form (ying). Note: The character ying should be classified under the Radical: Grain (hé) according to the Discussion of Writing and Explanation of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi); the Collection of Characters (Zihui) and the Comprehensive Dictionary of Characters (Zhengzitong) incorrectly classified it under Radical: Page (yè), which has now been corrected.