Zi Collection, Page Position: Upper. Radical: One (yī). Seven. Kangxi strokes: 2. Page 75, number 07. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): qīn jí qiè. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): qī xī qiè. Pronounced the same as the character qī. The number of Lesser Yang (shaoyang). Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): It represents the correct form of Yang. It follows the radical One (yī), with a slight Yin force emerging obliquely from the center. Book of Documents (Shangshu): Observing the rotating armillary sphere and the jade transverse, to regulate the seven governing bodies. Note: The seven governing bodies refer to the sun, the moon, and the five planets. Book of Odes (Shijing): How can you say you have no robes? There are seven. Note: Lords of the rank of Marquis or Earl received seven appointments, and their carriages and clothing were all regulated by the number seven. Furthermore, writers use seven to name literary compositions. Although there may be eight sections, the dialogue consists of seven parts. Seven is an alternative name for a dialogue-based work, beginning with the Seven Stimuli (Qifa) by Mei Cheng, followed by the Seven Incitements (Qiji) by Fu Yi, the Seven Reliances (Qiyi) by Cui Yin, the Seven Openings (Qiqi) by Cao Zhi, and the Seven Mandates (Qiming) by Zhang Xie, followed by more than ten other authors. Also, sānqī is the name of a medicinal herb. Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) states the leaves have three on the left and four on the right, hence the name. Another theory says its original name was shānqī. Also a surname. Qi Xixian of the Ming dynasty. Also a personal name. Continued Biographies of Immortals (Xuxian Zhuan): Yin Qiqi, named Wenxiang. Poem by Su Shi: How can I find the Daoist Yin Qiqi, to make flowers bloom regardless of the season? Correcting Character Weaknesses (Zhengzitong): Sometimes interchangeably written in the forms qī or qī. Also written in the form qī.