Yin Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Corpse (shī) Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 303, Entry 41 Pronounced li. According to the Etymology Dictionary (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to that which the foot rests upon. Originally written as a different form, now written as li. According to the Book of Etymologies (Erya), li means propriety. The commentary states that propriety can be practiced. According to the Explanation of Names (Shiming), li means to adorn the foot as a matter of propriety. According to the Book of Characters (Zishu), footwear made of straw is called fei, footwear made of hemp is called ju, and footwear made of leather is called li, which was invented by a minister of the Yellow Emperor named Yu Ze. It also means to tread or to walk upon. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing), Kun Hexagram: When one treads upon frost, solid ice is coming. According to the Book of Odes (Shijing), Qi Odes: To tread in my footsteps to reach me. The commentary states that this means to follow in one's tracks to draw near. Also, according to the Zuo Commentary (Zuo Zhuan), Year 4 of Duke Xi: Bestowed upon our ancestors their territory. The commentary states this refers to the boundaries one has walked upon and occupied. It also refers to the act of putting footwear onto the feet. According to the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of the Marquis of Liu: Zhang Liang endured it with fortitude, reached down, and picked up the footwear. The old man said, Put them on me. Zhang Liang then knelt for a long time and put them on him; the old man accepted this with his foot, laughed, and departed. It also means emolument or blessing. According to the Book of Odes (Shijing), Zhou Odes: May blessings and emoluments comfort you. The commentary states that li means emolument, and sui means to comfort. It is also a surname, found in the Garden of Surnames (Xingyuan).