Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) Entry: Ji Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 239, Entry 31 According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), the Initial Rhymes (Jiyun), and the Rhyme Anthology (Yunhui), it is pronounced ji. According to the Discussion of Writing (Shuowen), it refers to a type of earthen vessel. Another definition describes it as an earthen brick, meaning a brick that has not yet been fired. Originally written as the character for a brick (ji).