Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Kangxi stroke count: 14 Page 379, Entry 14 Pronounced xi (falling tone). Explanations from Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): sighing. From Book of Odes (Shijing), Cao Wind: I sigh in my waking hours. Note: Lu Deming's Pronunciation and Meaning (Yinyi) gives the pronunciation as ku ai. Also pronounced kai (falling tone). From Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Extended Rhymes (Jiyun), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): sounds like ke. From Broad Elegant (Boya): implies fullness. From Book of Rites (Liji), Meaning of Sacrifices (Jiyi): Upon exiting, one listens, as if one could certainly hear that sighing sound. Also pronounced kai (falling tone). From Extended Rhymes (Jiyun): sounds like the word for resentment. From Jade Articles (Yupian): implies anger. From Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Duke Wen, 4th Year: The feudal lords confront the enemy whom the ruler resents, and offer their military achievements. Commentary: The word means resentment and anger. Also pronounced qi (falling tone). Same as the word for until. From Literary Expositor (Erya), Explanation of Words (Shigu): implies reaching or arriving. Originally written as the word for until. Sometimes written in the variant form covered here. From Book of Rites (Liji), Duke Ai's Questions (Aigong Wen): If the ruler practices these five things, it will reach across the world. Note: The character structure in Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) combines the heart radical and the air element, with the latter also indicating sound, therefore the pronunciation xi (falling tone) is the closest to the original.