Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Entry: 嫠 Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 269, Entry 36 Pronounced li. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a wife without a husband. Cited in the Zuo Commentary (Zuo Zhuan), twenty-fifth year of Duke Xiang: A widow, what harm does she cause? Also, twenty-fourth year of Duke Zhao: A widow does not worry about her own weaving. It is also pronounced li. The meaning is the same. It is sometimes written in a variant form. According to the Little Erya (Xiao Erya), a widow is called li.