You Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Carriage (chē)
Dai
Kangxi Strokes: 10
Page 1240, Entry 02
Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced di
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhymes Compendium (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced di
In the Explanation of Graphs (Shuowen), it is defined as the hub cap of a carriage.
In the Lament (Lisao) by Qu Yuan: Rushing with jade-adorned hub caps.
Also, according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): It is a carriage wheel.
In the Regional Speech (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong: Between the regions of Han and Chu, wheels are called dai.
Also, according to Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced da.
It is a place name.
In the Treatise on Geography (Dili Zhi) of the History of the Former Han (Qianhan): There is a Dai County in Jiangxia Commandery.
In the Biography of Wang Ba in the History of the Later Han (Houhan): His son Fu was moved and enfeoffed as the Marquis of Dai.
It is incorrectly written as dai. Note that in dictionaries, the graph dai does not exist. The Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) includes the graph dai, which has the same pronunciation and meaning as dai. The Comprehensive Collection of Graphs (Zihui) also incorrectly lists it as dai, which can be deleted. The graph dai is composed of the radical for carriage and the element for dog.