Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Towel (jīn) Kangxi Strokes: 9 Page 331, Entry 01 Ancient character. Pronounced shuai. Book of Changes (Yijing), Hexagram Shi: The eldest son leads the army. Commentary of Zuo (Zuozhuan), Tenth Year of Duke Xiang: Implicating an old man like me, leading to this. Also means to follow. Book of Rites (Liji), Royal Regulations: Order the villages to report those who do not follow instructions. Note: Shuai means to follow. Also means to comply with. History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Biography of Upright Officials: Xiao He and Cao Can, through leniency and tranquility, became models that the people of the world complied with. Note: Shuai means to comply with. Also means to gather. Yang Xiong, Ganquan Rhapsody (Ganquan Fu): Gathering yin energy and closing it; suddenly yang energy disperses. Note: Jin Zhuo says: Shuai means to gather. Also, according to the Shuo Wen (Dictionary of Explanations of Characters), a towel worn at the waist. According to the Guang Ya (Expanded Dictionary), it means a towel. Also pronounced shuai (falling tone). Guang Yun (Wide Rhyme): A general or commander. Zheng Yun (Correct Rhymes): Means a master, to lead, to command, to guide. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Ministry of Summer: Two thousand five hundred men constitute a shi, and the shi commander is a mid-level grandee. Five hundred men constitute a lü, and the lü commander is a lower-level grandee. Commentary of Zuo, Twelfth Year of Duke Xuan: Appointed as a military commander. Sub-commentary: Military commander refers to the chief of the army. History of the Former Han, Biography of Huang Ba: Appointing elders, teachers, and officials. Also a surname. Guang Yun: Originally the surname Shi, but because of the taboo of Emperor Jing of Jin, it was changed to the Shuai surname. There was a Secretariat Drafter named Shuai Bing during the Jin dynasty. Also pronounced shui. Equivalent to a waist towel.