You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Entry: ti Kangxi Dictionary stroke count: 17 Page 1175, Entry 11 According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), and Collected Rhymes (Yunhui), it is identical to the entry for cry. In the Dialects (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, it appears as part of the term zhan-ti. For further details, refer to the note under the entry for zhan. In the Biography of Yan Zhu from the Book of Han (Hanshu), it is written that the orphaned son cried out in lamentation. The commentary by Yan Shigu states that this is an ancient form of the character for cry. It is also interchangeable with the entry for truth. For further details, refer to the note under the entry for truth. According to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced ti. The meaning is to entice through speech. According to Jade Chapters (Yupian) and Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it is pronounced si. The meaning is to remonstrate repeatedly, as well as to show understanding or empathy.