Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Short-tailed bird (zhuī) Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 1366, Entry 11 Ancient character form Pronounced ci According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), this refers to a female bird. Composed of the radical for short-tailed bird and the phonetic component ci. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), it is written: Who knows which crow is female and which is male. Also, according to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), it means female. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), it is written: Whether female or male. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), in the annotation for the Upper Forest Rhapsody (Shanglin Fu) by Sima Xiangru, the Commentary on the Hidden Meanings (Suoyin) states: The white female refers to a female monkey. Further details are found in the entry for the character male. Pronounced qi According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it also means female. In the Book of Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), it is written: The monkey and the macaques take them as females.