You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Kangxi Strokes: 19 Page 1181, Entry 01 Tang Rhymes: Pronounced ji. Collected Rhymes and Rhyme Collection: Pronounced ji. Explaining Graphs: To slander. Expanded Rhymes: To reproach. Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), Year 1 of Duke Yin: To call him the Earl of Zheng is a reproach for his failure to educate. Ban Gu, Evaluation of the Classics (Dianyin): Sima Qian wrote his book with subtle language to criticize and censure the present age. Also: To ask. Expanded Rhymes: To observe and inspect. Book of Rites (Liji), Royal Regulations: At mountain passes, hold prohibitions to monitor; prohibit strange clothing and recognize strange speech. Commentary: To monitor means to rebuke and inspect. Also: To remonstrate. Jade Chapters: To suspect. Guangyun: To blame. Also: A title of an official. History of Jin (Jinshi), Treatise on Civil Offices: The Inspection Commissioner was responsible for investigating treason and falsehoods. Also: Rhyme Collection: Also written in the variant form ji. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Earth Offices, Officer of the Passes: In times of national calamity or plague, there were no duties at the gates, yet there was still inspection. Commentary: Inspection here means that while there were no taxes, there was still strict investigation to prevent illicit persons from entering or leaving.