You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Badger (zhì) Entry: Yue Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 1200, Entry 26 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced you. Etymology (Shuowen): A type of ape, skilled at rotating. Refined Elegance (Guangya): Yue. Jade Compendium (Yupian): A type of ape. History of the Former Han (Qianhan): Biography of Yang Xiong: Apes and yue monkeys hesitate and dare not descend. Commentary: Shigu states: The yue resembles a monkey, with an upturned nose and a long tail. Correct Character Mastery (Zhengzitong): The yue is a black ape. Cang Sang Pian: It resembles a wild cat. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written in a variant form (you).