Pronounced yu ge (entering tone) in the Tang Yun, and yi ge (entering tone) in the Jiyun, Yunhui, and Zhengyun. The pronunciation is the same as "e". It is a variant form of the character "搹". The Shuowen Jiezi records: "搹" is sometimes written as "㧖", from the "戹" radical. It means "to grasp". The "Hanshu - Treatise on Sacrificial Rites" records: The sorcerers of Yan and Qi regions stared with wide eyes and [grasped]. Also, the Zhengyun explains it as "to suppress". In "Yangzi - Fayan", someone asked how to maintain a state of fullness, and the answer was "[to suppress]". It is sometimes written as "扼", and is the same as "搤". The explanations for "搤" and "搹" can be referred to.