Yin Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Twenty (gǒng) Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 353, Entry 15 Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): This is the ancient form of the character for discard. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Fourth Year of Duke Xiang: This means to cast aside. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Zhou: The founding ancestor of the Zhou dynasty, Houji, was named Qi. His mother, Jiang Yuan, wished to abandon him, so she named him Qi. Further details can be found under the entry in the Wood radical, eight strokes. The ancient form of discard is written as the character for Qi. Pronounced qi. Pronounced qi. Pronounced qi (falling-rising tone). The pronunciation is the same as the character for vessel. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): The meaning is to abandon or cast away. Erya: Explanation of Words (Erya Shiyan): The meaning is to forget. Book of Odes (Shijing), Zhounan: Will not cast me far away. Book of Rites (Liji), Capping Ritual, Invocation: Discard the aspirations of your youth and follow the virtues you have cultivated. Textual research for the character Qi: Erya: Explanation of Glosses (Erya Shigu) states the meaning is to forget. I respectfully note that the original text has been corrected from Explanation of Glosses to Explanation of Words. Book of Odes (Shijing), Zhaonan: Will not cast me far away. I respectfully note that the original text has been corrected from Zhaonan to Zhounan.