Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Sun (rì) Page 493, Entry 22 Pronounced zhao. Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): Sunlight. Erya (Approaching Elegance), Interpretation of Ancient Terms: Zhao means to appear. Boya (Broad Elegant Expressions): Brightness. Yupian (Jade Chapters): Brilliance. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): To manifest; to see. Book of Changes (Yijing), Jin Hexagram: The superior person uses this to manifest their bright virtue. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Canon of Yao: The common people were illustrious and enlightened. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: Brightly manifest in heaven. Furthermore, Record of Rites (Liji), Royal Regulations: The Son of Heaven has seven temples; three Zhao and three Mu, along with the temple of the Great Ancestor, make seven. Furthermore, Record of Rites (Liji), Ritual Principles: Sacrificial rites have Zhao and Mu. Zhao and Mu serve to distinguish the order of father and son, distance, age, and closeness, so that there is no confusion. Discourses of Lu (Luyu): The bright ones are Zhao, the secondary ones are Mu. Furthermore, Record of Rites (Liji), Record of Music: Hibernating insects awaken. Commentary: Zhao means to understand or awaken. Hibernating insects awaken upon emerging; to breathe again is called Su. Furthermore, a surname. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguo Ce): In the state of Chu, there was Zhao Xixu. Commentary on Qu Yuan's Encountering Sorrow (Lisao): The office of the Three Ministers oversees the three clans of the royal family, namely: Zhao, Qu, and Jing. Furthermore, pronounced shao. In temple arrangements, Zhao and Mu are sometimes written as Zhao. The Peixi Ji (Collection of Gems) states that the Shuowen Jiezi has its own character for Zhao and Mu, and using the character for Zhao is merely a phonetic loan. Li, the Libationer of the Imperial Academy, stated that the change in pronunciation to Shao was to avoid the name of a Jin emperor, which is an error. Furthermore, pronounced zhao (rising tone). Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Lu: Their horses are tall and strong; their sound is clear. Explication of Texts (Shiwen): Zhao is pronounced zhao (rising tone). Furthermore, pronounced zhao (falling tone). A simplified form of the character for to illuminate. Furthermore, a phonetic rhyme variant. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Biographical Sketches: At the beginning of the receiving of the mandate, merit was praised and tallies were divided. The glorious undertaking was passed down through generations, and the noble lands were thus made manifest. Also rhymes as zhao (level tone). Songs of Chu (Chuci), Nine Chapters: Looking upon the deep pools of the Yuan and Xiang rivers, I endured myself and sank into the current. In the end, my life passed and my name was severed; I regret that the ruler's virtue was not made manifest. Textual verification: The text previously read noble knights made manifest; following the original text of the History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), the term has been corrected to noble lands.