Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Crossed lines (yáo) Kangxi stroke count: 14 Page 691, Entry 06 Pronounced er (rising tone). Explaining Writing (Shuowen Jiezi): Li er means something beautiful or refined. Originally written as a different form, derived from the radical for enclosure and the symbol for emptiness, with er acting as the phonetic component. This is similar in construction to the character for shuang. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Er means you. Classic of History (Shujing), Great Plan of Yu: I order you, the many officers, to receive the mandate and punish the guilty. Book of Rites (Liji), Tan Gong: Do not follow your own way in this. Do not be arrogant in that. Commentary: Er is a grammatical particle. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): The meaning of this character is the same as the pronoun er. It implies a sense of necessity in words. It is also used as an affirmative response. Ancient Poem, Composition for the Wife of Jiao Zhongqing: They gave their word, and then it was just so. New Tales of the World (Shishuo Xinyu): Merely just like that. Also synonymous with er (near). Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: Though brothers may have grievances, none should be treated as distant. Commentary: Er means to approach or advance someone. Sub-commentary: Er has the meaning of nearness, referring to bowing and advancing toward them. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Shaolao Offering Ritual: The assistant server approaches and moves the grain offerings on the mat to the right. Commentary: Er means near. Others say it means to move. Moving them to the right is for the convenience of the presiding ancestral impersonator. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Earth Offices: Those whose offices are near one another, they approach one another. Commentary: Er also means near. History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Treatise on Literature: Erya in three volumes and twenty chapters. Commentary: Zhang Yan says: Er means near, Ya means correct. Gathered Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced ni (rising tone). Gathered Rhymes (Jiyun): Originally written as the form meaning full. Another interpretation is that er er signifies a crowd. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: What are those blossoming flowers? Commentary: Er refers to the luxuriant appearance of flowers. Explanation of Texts: Er is pronounced ni (rising tone). Erya, Explanation of Plants: Qi is also known as yue er. Sub-commentary: Qi, also called yue er, is an edible vegetable. Textual research: Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Shaolao Offering Ritual: The assistant server approaches and moves the grain offerings on the mat to the right. Commentary: Er means near. Others say it means to move. Moving them to the right is for the convenience of the presiding ancestral impersonator. We have carefully added the character to the right of the text in accordance with the original.