Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Arrive (zhì) Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 1002, Entry 01 Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun) states: pronounced die. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) states: pronounced die, entering tone. Used interchangeably with the character for advanced age (dié). Expanded Rhymes (Zengyun) states: the arrival of age. History of the Former Han (Qian Han Shu), Biography of Kong Guang: the teeth of dogs and horses have reached old age. Also used interchangeably with the character for alternate (dié). Book of Odes (Shijing), Beifeng: O sun, O moon, why do you alternate and grow faint. The Han School of Odes (Han Shi) writes this as the character (dié). Also according to Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced zhi. Name of a state. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): The Three Miao dwell east of the Red River, the Die state is located to its east. Another source states the Die state is east of Sanmao. Also, there is the country of the Die people. Commentary: Guo Pu states: they are yellow-skinned. Also according to Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced ti. Same meaning. Also used interchangeably with the character for replace (ti). Miscellaneous Characters of Zhou Cheng (Zhou Cheng Za Zi): ling-ti, meaning the same as decline or fall away. Also used interchangeably with the character for iron (tie). History of the Former Han (Qian Han Shu), Treatise on Geography: reaching the clattering of carriages, four iron-clad, from the section on the small war chariots.