Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Ghost (guǐ) 鬽 Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 1460, Entry 40 Pronounced mei (falling tone). According to the Expanded Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun) and the Collected Rimes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is the same as mei. The Explanation of Script and Elucidation of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as a monster formed from a spirit that has existed for many years. The character is composed of ghost and the classifier representing long hair (shan). It is sometimes written in a variant form (mei). Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Office of Spring (Chunguan) records: On the day of the summer solstice, summon the earth spirits and the spirits of all things. Annotation: The spirits of all things are called mei. Textual Research: In Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Office of Spring (Chunguan), the text reads: On the summer solstice day, summon the earth spirits and the spirits of all things. We have carefully corrected the text to change the phrasing from solstice day to day of the solstice according to the original source.