Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Large (dà) Kangxi stroke count: 9 Page 252, Entry 02 According to the Guangyun (Guangyun), Jiyun (Jiyun), and Yunhui (Yunhui) dictionaries, it is pronounced zha. The meaning is to spread open or to open. In the Book of Master Zhuang (Zhuangzi), specifically the chapter Knowledge Wandered North, it is written: Shennong closed the door to sleep during the day, and Ehe opened their eyes to push the door and enter. In the Heaven and Earth Rhapsody (Tiandi Fu) by Cheng Gong sui, it is written: Why is the Yin and Yang so difficult to fathom, when the vastness of the Great Heaven and Earth is so expansive. It also appears in the term zha-yan, which refers to exaggerated speech. In the History of the Tang Dynasty (Tangshu), biography of Lu Zhi, it is noted: Exaggerated speech lacks a foundation. According to the Jiyun (Jiyun), it is also pronounced she. The meaning is extravagant. In the Qin dynasty Curse of Chu (Zu Chu Wen), it is written: Extravagantly and indulgently pursuing. A note states that this is the Zhou-style ancient script for the character xuan. In the Western Capital Rhapsody (Xijing Fu) by Zhang Heng, it is written: Master Fengxu, inwardly extravagant, bodily at ease. According to the Jiyun (Jiyun) and Yunhui (Yunhui), it is also pronounced cha. The meaning is the same. According to the Jiyun (Jiyun), it is also pronounced chang. It is a variant of the character meaning extravagant (chi). It is also pronounced ku. The meaning is the same as the character for extravagant (chi). It is an ancient form of the character xuan, similar in shape to the Zhou-style ancient script for xuan.