Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Character: ji Kangxi stroke count: 18 Page 1124, Entry 25 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced ji (falling tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced ji (falling tone). Explanation from the Explaining Characters and Writing Compounds (Shuowen): The collar of a garment. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Wei: Gather it and collar it. Broad Refinements (Boya): A collar or flap is called a yan. Also in Jade Compendium (Yupian): The lapel of a garment. Sometimes written in a variant form.