Zi Collection, Middle Volume; Radical: Person (rén); Kangxi Stroke Count: 5; Page: 93, Entry 11. Pronounced dai. To replace, to substitute. Classic of History (Shijing): Heaven has its laborers, and man acts in their stead. Zhuangzi: Xu You said, even if the cook does not manage the kitchen, the officiating priest will not overstep his duties to replace him. Also refers to a generation or a dynasty. Family Sayings (Jia Yu): The kings of old would change dynasties and revise titles, taking the five phases as their model. Also refers to something that departs and does not return as dai. Also a state name. The ancestors of the Zhao state held the state of Dai. Former Han History (Qian Han Shu): Dai Commandery, Boqiu has the Wuyuan Pass. Ying Shao states: It is an ancient state. Also a prefecture name. During the Han dynasty, Dai Commandery belonged to You Province; in the Wei dynasty, it was renamed a prefecture. Also a surname. Zhou Daiju, Ming Daixian. Also in medical texts, a pulse condition called dai. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): The imperial attendant of Qi suffered from headaches. The pulse method states: If it is dai, then the collateral vessels have an excess; if the pulse ceases and then surges, the illness is acquired through wine and intimacy. Wang Shuhe states: A pulse that comes rapidly but stops and cannot return, yet moves again after, is called dai. Also rhyming with di. Songs of Chu (Chuc): Though one possesses the beauty of Xishi, slander and jealousy enter to replace oneself. I wish to use my feelings to clarify my conduct, yet I offend others unexpectedly. Also rhyming with ti. Yangzi: Taixuan: The general enters the void, no one can attain it. Leaving danger to ascend the hill, no one can replace him.