verb · an ancient form of folk song or ballad

楚人歌繇以咏志。

verb · compulsory labor service required by the government

官府征发繇役以修建长城。

descriptive · the cause, origin, or means through which something occurs (interchangeable with 由 yóu)

其所繇来者久矣。

interpretations of the trigrams

易经中的繇辞包含了深刻的哲理。