Pronounced shi jia (falling tone) in Guangyun, and chu jie (falling tone) in Jiyun, Yunhui, and Zhengyun, with the same pronunciation as "chai". Explained in Shuowen Jiezi as connecting a vehicle. Also refers to a vehicle retreating to the front of a hall, called "zhai". Zhang Heng's "Dongjing Fu" states: "The imperial chariot, prepared early, retreated to the eastern steps." The annotation says: "Zhai" means to retreat. It refers to the chariot retreating and stopping at the eastern steps when the Son of Heaven had not yet mounted it. Also interchangeable with the character "cha". Zuo Zhuan, Duke Ai, Year 6, records: "Cha che Bao Dian." The annotation states: Dian Bao was a chariot official. Also pronounced qian zi (rising tone) in Jiyun, with the same pronunciation as "qi". Also pronounced ji zi (falling tone) in Guangyun, cai zi (falling tone) in Jiyun, and yi zi (falling tone) in Zhengyun, with the same pronunciation as "ci". The meaning is the same. Originally written in Shuowen Jiezi. Simplified to "zhai". Commonly written as . Also written as . Verification: [Zuo Zhuan, Duke Ai, Year 6, "Cha che Bao Dian." Annotation: Bao Dian was a chariot official.] The phrase "Bao Dian was a chariot official" has been corrected to "Dian Bao was a chariot official" according to the original text.