Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) 墀 Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 237, Entry 12 Pronounced chi (rising tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): To plaster the ground. In the Book of Rites (Liji): The Emperor has a red terrace. Xu says: The ground upon the steps. According to the Han dynasty system, there were green carvings and red terraces. Dianzhi states: Using vermilion lacquer on the ground is therefore called a red terrace. Stone stairs made of jade are called jade terraces. Yang Juyuan's poem: There is no cause to follow the hundred beasts, dancing in unison on the red terrace. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Mei Fu: Wishing to ascend the hall of patterned stone and climb the path of the red terrace. Han Wudi's Falling Leaves and Mourning Cicadas (Luoye Aichan Qu): On the jade terrace, dust arises. Also, the rear courtyard has a black terrace with steps. Also a name of a state. Xijing Zaji (Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital): The State of Yinchi possesses people who can disarticulate their bodies. Also the same as the variant form (chi).