Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: Ze Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 458, Entry 05 Pronounced zhai As defined in the Shuowen Jiezi, it means to choose or to select. Book of Documents (Shangshu): In a context concerning the lack of questionable discourse within oneself. Book of Rites (Liji): A person who chooses the good path and holds onto it firmly. Also, pronounced duo As noted in the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): In the section concerning divination and slip-records, it refers to a state of being hurried or anxious; where one interacts without discernment, omens of disaster frequently appear, eventually resulting in a state of depletion. Also, pronounced yi Used in personal names. During the Han dynasty, there was a figure named Sima Wuyi. The original form is written as ze. Sometimes written in a variant form. The character ze originally incorporated the component zuo.