A sign, symptom, or omen; a physical or observable phenomenon that serves as evidence of a condition or event.

To seek out or invite contributions, such as manuscripts, articles, or marriage partners.

To recruit or call up for service, especially for the military; to conscript or draft.

To levy, collect, or requisition, especially in the context of taxes, land, or resources by an authority.

(literary) To verify or use as evidence; to prove.

The fourth note in the traditional Chinese five-tone scale, roughly corresponding to 'sol' in Western music.

A Chinese surname.

to levy troops or taxes

the fourth class of initials in ancient Chinese phonology