Yin Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Shoot (yì) Entry: 弑 Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 355, Entry 14 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Meeting (Yunhui) define it as pronounced shi (falling tone); Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) defines it as pronounced shi (falling tone). Explanation of Names (Shiming): When a subordinate kills a superior, it is called shi. Shi means to wait for; one waits for a gap or opening before being able to act. Categorized Compendium (Leipian): Shi means to kill. To kill from the outside is called sha, while to kill from within is called shi. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes also written as a variant form (sha). The original character structure was composed of the elements for grass and shoot.