Zi Collection, Page Position: Upper. Radical: Line (gǔn). Character: jí. Kangxi Stroke Count: 4. Page Number: Page 79, Entry 06. Tang Dynasty Rhyme Dictionary (Tangyun): Pronounced with the initial of jǐ and the final of jù. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced with the initial of qì and the final of nì. Pronounced the same as jí. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) states that jí means to hold. It depicts the image of a hand grasping or holding onto something. It is pronounced like jí. Classic of the Primal Enclosure (Yuanbao Jing) mentions picking up by holding. The Commentary (Zhuan) explains this as gathering with the hand. Note that in Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters and the Jade Chapters (Yupian), there is a slight difference in the pronunciation and meaning of jí. The related character for capturing a criminal is composed of the components jí and xìng. Pronounced with the initial of zhī and the final of rù.