Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Tile (wǎ) Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 749, Entry 07 Pronounced ci According to the Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen), it refers to earthenware. According to the Classified Chapters (Leipian), it refers to sturdy and fine ceramic ware. In the Sheng Fu (Rhapsody on the Sheng) by Pan Yue: Pouring from a light-green ceramic vessel to drink the Linglu wine. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in the variant form. It is commonly written as the variant form (ci).