You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Wine Vessel (yǒu) Kangxi strokes: 7 Page 1280, Entry 02 The ancient form is written as you. According to the Extensive Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun), it is pronounced you (rising tone). The Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui) record it as pronounced you (rising tone), while the Corrected Rhymes (Zhengyun) records it as pronounced you (rising tone). The pronunciation is the same as you. The Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) explains it as meaning to approach, which signifies reaching maturity. In the eighth month, broomcorn millet matures, which can be used to brew aged wine through repeated fermentation. Xu says: To add, to approach means to reach maturity. You represents the gate of spring, when all things have been born; this character represents the gate of autumn, when all things have been gathered in. The horizontal line in the character form symbolizes a closed gate. The Extensive Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun) also defines it as full, and it also refers to old age. The Approaching Elegance (Erya), in the section Explaining Heaven, records that when the Grand Year star moves to the position of this character, that year is called zuoe. The Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), in the Book of Harmonics, states that this character represents the eighth month. The musical pitch corresponds to Nanlü, and among the twelve earthly branches, it is this character. This character signifies that all things have become old. The Masters of Huainan (Huainanzi), in the Instruction on Astronomy, says that when the handle of the Northern Dipper points to this position, it means to be full. The musical pitch corresponds to Nanlü. The Masters of Huainan (Huainanzi), in the Instruction on Temporal Patterns, says that in the middle month of autumn, the eighth month, the Zhaoyao star of the Northern Dipper points to the position of this character. Explaining Names (Shiming) explains that this character means the essence of grain. This essence indicates that all things have matured. In the Book of Changes (Yijing) trigrams, it corresponds to the Dui trigram. There are also the mountains Great You and Small You. They are located in Yuanling, Chen Prefecture. Legend has it that the stone caves on these mountains contain thousands of volumes of books. It is also the name of a river. The Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), in the Record of Administrative Divisions, records that Youyang County in Wuling Commandery is the source of the You River, which flows east into the Xiang River. The Supplement to the Collection of Characters (Zihuibu) records that the five you is the name of a monster that Confucius once saw. It appears in the Chongbo Collection. It is also a surname. The Corrected Meaning of Characters (Zhengzitong) records that during the Wei state of the Three Kingdoms period, there was a person named You Mu.