Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 989, Entry 21 Guangyun (Guangyun): Pronounced yu. Jiyun (Jiyun) and Yunhui (Yunhui): Pronounced yu. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): The fat beneath the belly. Guangyun (Guangyun): Fat and plump. Tongya (Tongya): Anywhere that flesh is fat and soft is called yu. Book of Rites (Liji), Lesser Rules of Deportment (Shaoyi): When serving fish in winter, present the fatty part on the right. Commentary: Yu refers to the part beneath the belly. Sub-commentary: Yu refers to the belly of the fish. It is also used metaphorically to describe anything that is fat. History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Treatise on Geography (Dili Zhi): It is the fat and fertile land of the Nine Provinces. Commentary: Shigu says that fat beneath the belly is called yu, hence it is used as a metaphor here. Ban Gu, In Response to the Guest's Ridicule (Da Bin Xi): Carefully cultivate what you aspire to, and guard your heaven-bestowed mandate. Resign your fate to supply your needs, and study the richness of the Way. Also used to describe fertile fields as fat and fertile. Also refers to the intestines of pigs and dogs. Book of Rites (Liji), Lesser Rules of Deportment (Shaoyi): A gentleman does not eat the intestines of swine or dogs. Commentary: The intestines are considered unclean like human excrement. Sub-commentary: This refers to the intestines of pigs and dogs. Leipian (Leipian): Pronounced yu. The meaning is the same. Yunbu (Yunbu): Rhymes with you. Chen Lin's Poetry: The difficult path is surely thus, why feel shame at being rustic. I take this to console and restrain myself, polishing my essence on the richness of the Way.