Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Knife (dao). Character: ti. Kangxi stroke count: 10. Page number: Page 140, Number 35. Ancient script form. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) indicate the pronunciation as ti. Origin of Chinese Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as to dismantle. Composed of the radical Knife (dao) with the phonetic component yi. Jade Chapters (Yupian) defines it as stripping flesh from bone. Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui) notes it is sometimes written as si. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Offices of Heaven (Tianguan), commentary on the Internal Cook (Neiyong): Cutting refers to the dismantling and dissection of meat. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) also provides a pronunciation of shi, meaning to regulate or manage. Another pronunciation is ti, which is the same as the character for shaving (ti).