Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Dog (quǎn) 24 strokes Page 722, Entry 03 Broad Rimes (Guangyun) and Collected Rimes (Jiyun) state the pronunciation is qi. Jade Chapter (Yupian) states: Refers to a dog giving birth to one puppy. Erya (Erya), Interpretation of Domestic Animals states: When a dog gives birth to three puppies it is called zong, two is called shi, and one is called qi.