Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Ghost (guǐ) Character: ji Kangxi stroke count: 22 Page 1463, Entry 13 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced qi. Explanation from Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A local custom involving ghosts. The commentary on the Masters of Huainan (Huainanzi) states: The people of Wu worship ghosts, the people of Yue worship ji. Categorized Chapters (Leipian): Ghosts of the south are called ji. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced ji. Also pronounced ji (rising tone). The meaning is the same. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Originally written as a variant form. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Also written as ji.