Yin Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Child (zǐ) Li; Kangxi strokes: 14; Page 280, Entry 22 Pronounced li. Guangyun: Pronounced li. Jiyun and Leipian: Pronounced li. Yupian: Li-zi, meaning to give birth to twins. Yangzi: Dialect (Fangyan): In the regions of Chen and Chu, when people or animals give birth to twins, it is called li-zi. Also Jiyun: Pronounced li. Meaning is the same. Note: In Dialect (Fangyan), the original text for twins is written as li-luan. Li signifies separation, meaning to be twins but born separately; commonly written as li. Zhengzitong states: There are two characters for twins: luan. The character for widow is written with the woman radical, while li represents a single child, which is similar in sound and meaning to the character for orphan, which is also a valid interpretation. Textual research: Yangzi: Dialect (Fangyan): In the regions of Chen and Chu, when people or animals give birth to twins, it is called li-zi. Following the original text of Dialect (Fangyan) and the citations in Jiyun, the character zi has been corrected.