Zi Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Person (rén). Kangxi stroke count: 8. Page: Page 101, Number 15. In the Broad Rimes (Guangyun), the pronunciation is gāi. In the Collected Rimes (Jiyun), the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), and the Corrected Rimes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is also gāi. Extraordinary — Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi). Unusual matters are called gāi matters — Dialects (Fangyan). Choked and suffocated by pent-up energy — Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi). Yang Shen states that the blockage of food or drink in the throat is called gāi. He notes that the term píng should be understood as in the phrase to cross a river on foot, implying that a wealthy person accumulating assets is like carrying a heavy burden. The character is also interchangeable with the forms hǎi, gāi, and gāi, which all derive their meaning from the concept of comprehensive inclusion. Furthermore, the Corrected Rimes (Zhengyun) records the pronunciation as hǎi with the same meaning.