You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Carriage (chē) Page 1243, Entry 12 Ancient form. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes), Jiyun (Collected Rhymes), Yunhui (Compendium of Rhymes), Zhengyun (Correct Rhymes): Pronounced zai (falling tone). Shuowen (Explaining Graphs): To ride. Book of Changes (Yijing): A large carriage used for transport. Also to bear or sustain. Book of Changes (Yijing): The gentleman uses his virtuous nature to sustain all things. Also affairs or tasks. Book of Documents (Shujing): Able to exert merit and brighten the works of the Emperor. Commentary: Refers to exerting efforts to expand the tasks of Emperor Yao. Also to begin. Used interchangeably with zai. Book of Odes (Shijing): In spring, the sun begins to appear. Mencius: Tang began his conquest, starting from Ge. Also a particle used to indicate an action or as a conjunctive. Book of Odes (Shijing): Then store the shields and spears, then pack away the bows and arrows. Also to complete. Book of Documents (Shujing): Then they continued the song. Commentary: Geng means to continue. To continue the song to complete its meaning. Also to perform or act. Book of Documents (Shujing): The duties performed. Commentary: Refers to the specific affairs carried out. Also to fill. Book of Odes (Shijing): Its sound filled the road. Also to record. Book of Documents (Shujing): Grandly oversee the record of merit. Commentary: Oversee those among the officials who have merit and record them. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): The records and books are extremely vast. Also to decorate. Huainanzi (Huainanzi): Decorated with silver and tin. Commentary: Arrows decorated with silver and tin. Also Zaishi (Officer of Affairs), a title of an official. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): The term zai refers to affairs, meaning to manage the people and collect taxes from them. Also a surname. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes), Jiyun (Collected Rhymes), Yunhui (Compendium of Rhymes): Pronounced zai (falling tone). Jiyun (Collected Rhymes): The transport of goods by boat or carriage. Book of Odes (Shijing): The carriage is already loaded. Commentary: Pronounced zai (falling tone). Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): Pronounced zai (rising tone). Jiyun (Collected Rhymes), Zhengyun (Correct Rhymes): Pronounced zai (rising tone). A year. Book of Documents (Shujing): I have been on the throne for seventy years. Note: Erya (Approaching Elegance) states that zai means a year. Commentary: Zai means to begin. It takes the meaning of the cycle of things ending and beginning anew. Cai Yong, Duduan (Sole Judgment): Zai means a year. It refers to the fact that within a single year, everything is covered and sustained. According to this, the character for year can also be read with a falling tone. Jiyun (Collected Rhymes): Pronounced dai (falling tone). Used interchangeably with dai (to wear). Book of Odes (Shijing): Wearing the ceremonial cap respectfully. Book of Rites (Liji): Carried in a bow case. Also rhymes with zi and li (entering tone), pronounced ji. Book of Odes (Shijing): Receive and carry it. Rhymes with xi. Also rhymes with jie and li (entering tone), pronounced ji. Book of Odes (Shijing): Call those servants, and tell them to load it. Rhymes with mu and ji. Textual Verification: Book of Documents (Shujing): Originally read as gong (work) zai, corrected to gong (merit) zai according to the original text. Commentary: Oversee those among the officials who have merit and record them.