Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: ze Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 206, Entry 01 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced ze. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): to shout loudly. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): ze means to call out. Also interchangeable with ze (meaning depth/obscurity). Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), Year 4 of Duke Ding: When meeting and assembling, there were difficult ze and troublesome words, and no one could reconcile them. Annotation: ze means to reach or arrive at. Sub-commentary: The Book of Changes (Yijing) states: The sage is able to perceive the ze of the world, which means perceiving its deepest aspects. ze also carries the meaning of depth. It means that when the time for the meeting arrived, there were confused and contentious words, and those without talent or discernment could not manage them. Also in Guanzi, Inquiry of Duke Huan: It is called the deliberation of the ze hall. Annotation: Refers to the clamorous and noisy speech of those debating. Xunzi, Chapter on the Way of the Ruler: The peck and the bushel, the solid and the levelers, are the means by which to serve as ze (standards/rectifiers). Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui): pronounced ze. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): The sound of a loud shout. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): ze ze, the sound of calling or chirping. Erya, Interpretation of Birds: The nocturnal bird chirps ze ze. Explanation of Texts (Shiwen): ze, pronounced ze. Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui): The appearance of contentious speech. Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), Year 4 of Duke Ding, Explanation of Texts (Shiwen): ze, pronounced ze. Also pronounced ze. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Sometimes written in a variant form (ze).