Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Strength (lì) Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page number: 149, entry 04 From Tang Rhymes (Tángyùn), pronounced shùzhì qiè. From Jiyun (Jíyùn), Yunhui (Yùnhuì), and Zhengyun (Zhèngyùn), pronounced shǐzhì qiè, sounding like shì. Xu Shen's Explanations of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) explains it as powerful authority. Mencius (Mèngzǐ) states: To delight in good deeds and forget power. Also from Guangyun (Guǎngyùn), it refers to terrain or situation. From the Yi Jing (Yìjīng), Kun Hexagram: The situation of the great earth is yielding. Also from Zengyun (Zēngyùn), it refers to arrogance, prestige, or imposing might. From the Book of Documents (Shàngshū), Jun Chen chapter: Do not rely on your power to act tyrannically. Also from Yunhui, it refers to male external genitalia as shì. Castration is the removal of a man's genitalia. Also from Yunbu (Yùnbǔ), it rhymes with shìliè qiè, sounding like shè. From Mu Hua's Rhapsody on the Sea (Mùhuá Hǎifù): The mountains are already leveled, the hundred rivers flow silently. The vast waters are calm and deep, the waves surge forward, forming a mighty water current.