Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Mound (fù) Character: 隄 Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page Number: 1356, Entry 15 Archaic form. In Tangyun (Tángyùn), Jiyun (Jíyùn), Yunhui (Yùnhuì), and Zhengyun (Zhèngyùn), pronounced dī. In Shuowen (Shuōwén), it means embankment. In Yupian (Yùpiān), it means bridge or limit. In Guangyun (Guǎngyùn), it means to guard against or block, the same as the character 堤 (a variant character tí). In Zhengyun (Zhèngyùn), it means bank or shore. In Erya (Ěryǎ), "Chapter on Structures", "A dī is called liáng." The commentary states: "That is, a bridge." In Book of Rites (Lǐjì), "Monthly Ordinances", "Repair and strengthen dikes and defenses." In Records of the Grand Historian (Shǐjì), "Treatise on Sacrifices", "Recently, the Yellow River overflowed its banks, and the dikes and corvée labor never ceased." Also a place name. In Zuo Tradition (Zuǒzhuàn), "Duke Zhao, Year 26", "Encamped above the dikes." The commentary states: "Dīshàng was a place in Zhou." Also Gaodī and Píngdī were county names in the Han Dynasty, belonging to Xindu Commandery. See History of the Former Han (Qiánhànshū), "Treatise on Geography". Again, in Guangyun (Guǎngyùn) and Jiyun (Jíyùn), pronounced tí. The meaning is the same. Again, in Guangyun (Guǎngyùn), dīfēng (embankment). In History of the Former Han (Qiánhànshū), "Treatise on Canals and Rivers", it is written as 堤 (a variant character tí). Again, in Jiyun (Jíyùn), pronounced shí. Dīfēng is sometimes written as 堤 (a variant character tí). It is commonly written as 提 (a variant character tí). Again, in Jiyun (Jíyùn), pronounced chí. It means to guard against or embankment. In Zuo Tradition (Zuǒzhuàn), "Duke Xiang, Year 26", "Abandoned below the dikes." The explanation states: "堤 (tí) is also written as 隄. Xu Xuan (Xú Xuān) read it as dīngxī. Shen Yue (Shěn Yuè) read it as zhíxī."