Xu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Food (shí) Kangxi strokes: 21 Page 1425, Entry 01 Ancient form. Pronounced kui. Guangyun (Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings): To provide food for others. Book of Rites (Zhouli), Office of the Celestial: The chef manages all of the kings food provisions. Commentary: Offering food to a superior is called kui. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Special Animal Food Offering Rite: The rite of offering a single animal as food does not require the selection of an auspicious day. Commentary: The offering of food in sacrifice begins with the process of cooking; this is called kui food. Kui food refers to the way of food. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Master of Mourning Rites: Offering a single pig as food. Commentary: Kui is similar to the word for returning. Giving items to spirits or to people is in all cases referred to as kui. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Tenth Year of Duke Cheng: The Duke of Jin desired wheat, and ordered the field officer to present wheat, which the food official prepared for him. Commentary: The food official is the one who manages the public meals. Jiyun (Collection of Rhymes): Sometimes written in a variant form (gui) or (kui). Jiyun (Collection of Rhymes): Pronounced tui. Tangkui, a type of snack made by steaming crushed rice mixed with honey. Textual Research: In the Book of Rites (Zhouli), Office of the Celestial, the text states the chef manages all the kings food. The original text has been corrected to reflect the king's food provisions. The commentary has been amended to include the word for one.