Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Kuai Kangxi strokes: 19 Page 996, Entry 03 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun) all provide the pronunciation guai (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi states: Meat sliced into fine pieces. Yu Pian states: Meat sliced into fine pieces is called kuai. Shiming states: Kuai means to combine. One slices meat finely so it separates, separates the red and white parts to slice them, and afterwards brings them together to mix and season them. Yunhui states: Raw meat sliced finely is called kuai, while larger pieces are called xuan. Book of Rites (Liji), Section on Summary of Propriety (Quli): Fine meat and roasted meat should be placed on the outside. Also, Guang Ya states: Kuai means to cut. Also, Guang Yun states: Fish kuai. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes (Xiaoya): Steamed turtle and sliced carp. Also, Yunhui states: Name of a state. Yao intended to attack Zongkuai. Zongkuai was a small dependent state. Jiyun states: Sometimes written with the fish radical as kuai.