Zi Collection, Page Position: Upper Radical: Two (èr) kuī Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 86, number 07 Explaining the Graph and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): The character kuī means the same as yú. The character shape resembles the appearance of breath expanding. It is composed of the components kǎo and yī, where yī represents the breath being smooth and even. It is currently written as yú. kuī Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced qū. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui): Pronounced qū, sharing the same pronunciation as kuī. Explaining the Graph and Analyzing Characters: The breath is diminished. Xu Kai states: When the breath is insufficient, the exhalation is slow, which is why the character form follows the component yú. Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun): Deficient or damaged. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): When the moon reaches its full roundness, it then wanes. Book of Jin (Jinshu): When the moon travels on the outer path, from the first conjunction to the next meeting, an eclipse begins to appear at the southwest corner. This character is also interchangeable with the character xī. Correcting the Errors of the Six Scripts (Liushu Zheng’e): The name of the ancient sovereign Fu Xi was written in ancient times as Fú Kuī.