Zi Collection, Page Position: Upper, Radical: Mouth (kǒu), Page 26, Entry 03 Pronounced zhe. Pronounced zhe. "Father" — Yupian. "A term used in the Wu region to refer to one's father." — Guangyun. Also, "The son-in-law of a wife's mother was called A-zhe. When Huai-zhen met the emperor, he always signed his name as 'Empress's A-zhe.' Some people called him 'Guo-zhe,' and he proudly accepted it, considering himself the Empress's son-in-law." — Tangshu, Biography of Dou Huai-zhen.