Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Strength (lì) The character shi; Kangxi strokes: 13; Page 149 Pronounced shū zhì qiè (Tangyun), and shǐ zhì qiè (Jiyun, Yunhui, Zhengjing), with the sound shì. According to Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Abundant power and authority. According to Mencius (Mengzi): He loves goodness and forgets his position. Also, according to Guangyun: Shape and circumstances; situation. In the Book of Changes (Yijing), Kun Hexagram: The earth's configuration is Kun (receptive). Also, according to Zengyun: Spirit and vigor; influence. In the Book of Documents (Shangshu), Chapter on Jun: Do not rely on your power to act tyrannically. Also, according to Yunhui: The external kidneys (testicles) are called shi. To castrate men is to 'cut their shi'. Also, according to Yunbu (Rhyme Supplement): Rhymes with shì liè qiè, pronounced shè. From Mu Hua, Rhapsody on the Sea (Hǎi Fù): The myriad mountains are surveyed, the hundred rivers flow silently. Vast and tranquil, surging waves rush to their momentum.