Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Hair (biāo) Entry: Ti Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 1454, Entry 37 Tang Dynasty Rhyme Dictionary (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) all state the pronunciation is ti (falling tone). Explanation from the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): The act of removing hair. For adults, this is called kun; for children, it is called ti; when it extends to all body hair, it is called [omitted]. Note: The current vernacular variant character is written as ti, which is incorrect.