Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Character: Ti Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 267, Entry 17 Pronounced ti Book of Etymology (Erya), Chapter on Explaining Teachings: Ti-ti means peaceful. Another definition is beautiful. Seven Remonstrances (Qi Jian) by Dongfang Shuo: Xishi is beautiful, yet she cannot be seen. Pronounced zhi Pronounced chi Meaning is the same as above. Pronounced shi (rising tone) Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen): Ti-di, another meaning is beautiful and clever. Another meaning is that in the regions of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, mother is called ti. Pronounced di (falling tone) Name of a plant seed. Book of Etymology (Erya): Hao, refers to the monkey sedge, its fruit is called ti. The commentary cites the Summer Little Calendar (Xia Xiaozheng) saying: Ti is its fruit. Pronounced xie (falling tone) Regional Dialects (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong: Jiao-ti means to deceive or treat with contempt. Pronounced zha Meaning is the same as above. Textual research: The Summer Little Calendar states ti is hao. Hao is sedge, and ti is its fruit. Note: The Summer Little Calendar uses a different character variant for ti, not this one. The text using this character is from the Book of Etymology. Therefore, it has been amended to read: Book of Etymology states hao, the monkey sedge, its fruit is called ti. The commentary cites the Summer Little Calendar saying ti is its fruit.