Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Ice (bīng) Pronounced tài Kangxi Dictionary Strokes: 5 Page 131, Entry 23 In "Jiyun" (Jiyun), pronounced tā gài qiè, same pronunciation as "tài". In "Yupian" (Yupian), it is now written as "tài". In "Shuowen Jiezi" (Shuowen Jiezi), it is explained as meaning "big" and also "smooth and unobstructed". Some forms are abbreviated as "tài", and also written as "dà" or "tài". In the "Book of Changes (Taigua)" (Yijing, Taigua), there is the sentence "tiāndì jiāo tài". Additionally, "Shuowen Jiezi" (Shuowen Jiezi) states that "tài" has the meaning of "slippery". In "Liushu Gu" (Liushu Gu), it is recorded that "tài", pronounced tā dá qiè, has the same sound as "tǎ". It refers to a slippery ice surface that is easy to fall on. Common forms are written as "tài" or "dà". In "Zuo Zhuan" (Zuo Zhuan), it is recorded that "Bófén shè wáng tài zhōu", with the annotation that "tài" means "to pass over", referring to an arrow flying over the chariot's pole.