Zi Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Person (rén). cǐ. Kangxi strokes: 7. Page 98, number 06. Guangyun: Phonetic construction cí and shì. Jiyun and Yunhui: Phonetic construction qiǎn and shì, sound: cǐ. Er Ya (Erya), Explaining Terms (Shixun): cǐ cǐ means small. Commentary: Meaning talent or tools are small and crude. Book of Odes (Shijing), Minor Odes (Xiaoya): Small, small are those who have houses. History of the Six Scripts (Liushugu): Similar to chā chā, referring to the meaning of being arranged like fish scales. Also phonetic construction xiǎng and shì, sound: tú. Meaning is the same. Also the same. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Quotes the Book of Odes (Shijing) with cǐ cǐ written as a variant form.