Yin Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Child (zǐ) Kangxi stroke count: 8 Page 279, Entry 03 Ancient form. Pronounced jì. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): A term for the young. Yupian: Young and small. Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), Year 18 of Duke Wen: Gaoxin had eight talented sons, arranged in the order of Bo, Zhong, Shu, and Ji. Also refers to small things, which are also called ji. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Earth Officer: When making carriages, ritual garments, and plowshares, one should use young wood. Commentary: Carriages, ritual garments, and plowshares should use young wood because it is flexible and durable. Also refers to fine or small, called ji. Guanzi, Riding Horses Chapter: Fine silk, thirty-three. Ceremonial Rites (Yili), Special Animal Offering: Hooked onto the ji finger. Commentary: The ji finger is the little finger. Guangyun: Means the end. Every last month of the four seasons is called the ji month. A declining era is called the ji age. Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), Year 3 of Duke Zhao: Shuxiang asked Yanzi, saying: What will become of the State of Qi? Yanzi said: It is the end of an age. Shuxiang said: Indeed, even our Ducal House of Jin is in the end of an age. Also a surname. Ji You, a senior official of the State of Lu; Ji Bu of the Han Dynasty. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Composed of the radical for child and the abbreviated form of the character for young, with the latter also providing the phonetic. Textual Research: Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), Year 18 of Duke Wen: Gaoxin had eight talented sons. Corrected Gaoshen to Gaoxin according to the original text.