Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Grain (hé) Character: Ji Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 860, Entry 15 According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), the pronunciation is ji. It sounds the same as the word for louse (ji). According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the grains on a stalk of grain. Furthermore, according to Compilation of Rhymes (Yunhui), the pronunciation is ji. It sounds the same as the word for already (yi). The meaning is the same. Additionally, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is ji. It is the same as the character for dense (ji), meaning thick or crowded.