Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Character: di Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 387, Entry 09 Shuowen (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters) records the original form as the character for wary (ti). Some versions write it with the sound component of the character for northern barbarian (di). Songs of Chu (Chucheng), Nine Chapters: To sigh and mourn for the fearful anxiety of those yet to come. Zhu Xi Commentary: Di-di, describing the appearance of sorrow and fear. Also found in History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Wang Shang: From beginning to end, there was no fear or caution.