Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) 熾 Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 681, Entry 03 Ancient form. From Jade Chapter (Yupian), Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun). Pronounced zhi (falling tone). Approaching Classics (Erya), Explanation of Words: Zhi means to flourish. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes of the Kingdom: The Xianyun tribes were very fierce. Book of Odes (Shijing), Eulogies of Lu: To make you flourish and prosper. Also written as the same as the character xi. To cook. Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), Tenth Year of Zhao: Liu burned charcoal in his place. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Winter Offices, Records of Tradesmen: The Zhong clan dyed feathers, soaking them in red cinnabar and glutinous millet; after three months, they cooked them. Also used interchangeably with chu. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes of the Kingdom: To begin work on the southern fields. Commentary (Jian): Chu is read as zhi. Zai is read as zi. Sub-commentary (Shu): This refers to the plow entering the earth to kill weeds; thus, in local dialect, entering the earth is called zhi, and overturning the grass is called zi. Also, Book of Odes (Shijing), Eulogies of Zhou: To begin work on the southern fields. Commentary (Jian): The phrase "begin work" should be read as zhi zi. Note: Zhengzitong states that Zhu Xi's commentary defines chu as "to begin" and zai as "affairs," noting that the commentary (Jian) is incorrect. However, since the commentary (Jian) must have a basis, it is preserved here. Also rhyming with chu (falling tone). Yang Xiong, Refutation of Ridicule: The three benevolent men left and the Yin dynasty fell, the two elders returned and the Zhou dynasty flourished, the son died and the state of Wu perished, while Zhong and Li remained and the state of Yue became hegemon. Hegemon is pronounced bu, rhyming with the following chu (falling tone).