Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Big (dà) Kangxi Strokes: 5 Page 249, Entry 05 Guangyun, Jiyun, Yunhui, Zhengyun: Pronounced yang (level tone). The pronunciation is the same as the word for young rice shoots. It means the middle or center. Book of Odes (Shijing): It seems to be right in the middle of the water. Huainanzi (Huainanzi): The center is where the capital is located. Topography Treatise (Dixingxun): The center is accessible from all directions; it is the place where wind and energy circulate and where rain and dew gather. It also refers to half. Book of Odes (Shijing): When has the night reached? The night has not yet reached half its duration. Shangguan Yi Poetry: In the moonlit tower, the night is not yet half over. It also means the end or conclusion. Han Wudi, Lady Li Rhapsody: I lament that the flourishing years have not yet reached their end. It also refers to being vast or expansive. Sima Xiangru, Changmen Rhapsody: Look at how vast that winding terrace is. There is also the term Not Yet Ended (weiyang), which is the name of a Han dynasty palace located in Chang'an. Also pronounced ying (level tone). It refers to the appearance of flags fluttering. Book of Odes (Shijing): The flags are fluttering. It also refers to a bright and vivid appearance. Book of Odes (Shijing): The white flag tails are bright and eye-catching. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): The character shape adopts the form of Big (dà) placed within the frame of Border (jiōng). Xu Kai Commentary: It adopts the form of Big (dà) to signify the meaning of occupying the exact center; it is a compound ideograph.