Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Character: ji Kangxi stroke count: 10 Page 917, Entry 04 According to the Sound Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced ji (falling tone). According to the Categorized Dictionary (Leipian), it is written as a variant of the character for knot. In the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), regarding the capping ceremony for a young man, he wears colored robes and his hair is tied. The commentary notes that it means to tie the hair. The ancient script form of this character represents a knot. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it also means a heart that is not settled. According to the Sound Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced jie. The meaning is the same. According to the Sound Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced jie (falling tone). According to the Categorized Dictionary (Leipian), it means to coil hair.