Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Tripod (dǐng) Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 1525, Entry 11 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced mi (falling tone). Jade Chapters (Yupian): A cloth cover for a wine vessel. Book of Rites (Liji), Rites Vessels: The sacrificial vessel is covered with a coarse cloth. Also, Jade Chapters (Yupian): The lid of a tripod. Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Capping Rites for Scholars: A suckling pig is presented, the lungs are separated and placed in the tripod, and the crossbar and lid are set. Commentary: The lid is the cover of a tripod. Also, Broad Refinement (Guangya): A cover is a slow covering. Textual Research: The Explaining of Graphs states that wood is passed through the handles of a tripod to lift it, derived from the tripod radical with men as the phonetic component. The Rites of Zhou, Temple Gates states the gate can accommodate seven large tripods. In accordance with the original text, the phonetic component men has been changed to jiong. The reference to the large tripod has been changed to the lid.