Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Knife (dāo) The character is 劙. Kangxi Dictionary Stroke Count: 23 strokes. Page 145, Entry 46 Pronounced lüzhi (falling tone) in "Tang Yun", and linzhi (rising tone) in "Jiyun" and "Yunhui". Pronunciation is the same as 离 (lí). Meaning: to divide. - "Yu Pian" Meaning: to split and break open. - "Guang Yun" Meaning: to split open directly. - "Yun Hui" Meaning: to decompose. - "Bo Ya" In "Jiyun", some versions are recorded as other characters, also written as 剺. Pronounced langji (falling tone) in "Tang Yun", "Jiyun", and "Yunhui", and liji (falling tone) in "Zheng Yun". Pronunciation is the same as 丽 (lì). The meaning is the same as described above. Pronounced lidi (rising tone) in "Jiyun" and "Yunhui". Pronounced "li" with a rising tone. Meaning: to stab with a knife.