Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Jade (yù) 瑤 Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 739, Entry 01 Pronounced yao. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: A beautiful type of jade. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Tribute of Yu: Jade, kun stone, bamboo, and reeds. Commentary: Both jade and kun stone are beautiful types of jade. Sub-commentary: Wang Su stated: Jade and kun stone are beautiful stones that are ranked just below jade. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Wei: They threw me a peach of wood, I returned it with fine jade (qiong yao). History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qian Hanshu), Treatise on Music: I traveled everywhere and looked upon this jade hall (yao tang). Annotation: Yao is a stone that resembles jade. Also: Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: Only jade and yao. Annotation: Jade and yao are pendants worn on a scabbard. Also: A mountain name. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): There is the mountain of yao and bi stone. Also: A pool name. Liezi, Zhou Mu Wang: Then he was a guest of the Queen Mother of the West, drinking at the Jade Pool (Yao Chi). Also: A star name. Songs of Chu (Chucí), Nine Laments: Mounting a flock of cranes towards Yaoguang. Annotation: Yaoguang is the star at the handle of the Big Dipper. Also: A personal name. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Year 23 of Duke Ai: Xun Yao of Jin attacked Qi. Annotation: Xun Yao is the grandson of Xun Li. Discourses of the States (Guoyu): Zhi Xuanzi intended to make Yao his successor. Annotation: Yao is Zhi Bo.