Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) 约 Kangxi strokes: 9 Page 915, Entry 02 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced yue. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced yue. Explanations of Graphs (Shuowen): To bind or tie up. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: To bind them up tightly. Commentary: To bind, to tie. Zhou Rites (Zhouli), Spring Officials, Grand Scribe: All states, capitals, and districts, and all people who possess written covenants (yueji) store them there. Annotation: Written covenants are the texts of essential oaths. Book of Rites (Liji), Summary of Propriety: A binding promise is called an oath. Sub-commentary: To mutually bind and constrain, so as to establish trust. Book of Rites (Liji), Record of Examples: A gentleman is sparing in his words. Sub-commentary: Meaning to simplify and curtail his speech. Analects (Lunyu): The inhumane cannot endure poverty (yue) for long. Book of Rites (Liji), Record of Examples: The common man, when poor, becomes restricted (yue). Annotation: Yue is like being destitute. Analects (Lunyu): Those who err because of frugality (yue) are few. He Yan annotation: Frugal and without worry or calamity. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguoce): Su Dai persuaded (yue) the King of Yan and said. Annotation: To restrain, to stop. Zhuangzi, Wandering Beyond: Soft and delicate (naoyue) like a maiden. Pronunciation and Meaning: Naoyue, the appearance of being soft and weak. Xunzi, Exhortation to Learning: The Spring and Autumn Annals are concise (yue) and not hasty. Annotation: The literary meaning is subtle and obscure (yinyue). Master Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals (Lüshi Chunqiu): The ornament of a yak-tail (yue). Annotation: A joint or node. Alternatively, it means beauty. Songs of Chu (Chuci), Summons of the Soul: The Earth Minister has nine bendings (yue). Annotation: To bend or bow. A surname. Yueshu, an ancient virtuous person, see Han Feizi. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced yao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yao. Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui): Pronounced yao. History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Records on Rites and Music: Illustrious virtue, locally governed based on essentials (yao). Annotation: Shigu says: Read as yao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yao. To bend. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced wo. Sometimes written as a variant form to mean to bind or tie. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced ji. To wrap or wind. Same as the character for target (di). Mei Cheng, Seven Stimuli: Ear ornaments of the nine widows used as targets (yue). Annotation: Yue is also the character for target.