Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Knife (dāo) kǎi Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 142, Entry 45 Pronounced gāi (entering tone) — "Tang Yun" Pronounced kāi (entering tone) — "Ji Yun," "Yun Hui," "Zheng Yun" Definition: A sickle. From "knife" (dāo) and "qui" (kǎi) as the phonetic component. Another explanation is to rub or chafe. Also, "Yu Pian" defines it as to cut or to touch and move. Example: "Records of the Tang Dynasty: Wei Zheng" states, "Over two hundred memorials were presented, all of which were incisive and struck the emperor's heart." Also, pronounced ái (entering tone) — "Tang Yun" Pronounced ái (entering tone) — "Ji Yun" Definition: Same meaning. Also, pronounced gāi (departing tone) — "Ji Yun" Definition: Same meaning.