Chou Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Woman (nǚ)
嫡
Kangxi stroke count: 14
Page 270, Entry 01
Guangyun: Pronounced di
Jiyun, Yunhui, Zhengyun: Pronounced di
Pronounced di.
Zengyun: The legal wife is referred to as the di, and the son born of the legal wife is referred to as the legal heir. Another interpretation holds that di conveys the meaning of enemy or rival, signifying that there is no one who can match her.
Zuo Zhuan: In the second year of Duke Min: When a favored concubine within the palace is elevated to become the queen, and the son of a favored concubine is treated as a legal heir, this is the root of calamity.
Additionally, the legal mother is referred to as the minmu (mother of the people). Found in the commentary to the Biography of Wei Qing in the History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu). Interchangeable with the character shi. Also written in a variant form (di).
Jiyun: Pronounced zhai. Meaning to be cautious.
Also pronounced zhuo. Di'an, describing the appearance of a woman who is cautious and observant.
Textual research: Zuo Zhuan, first year of Duke Min: If the inner favor becomes queen, the favored son is matched with the legal heir. According to the original text, the first year has been corrected to the second year.