Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) 嬉 Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 271, Entry 28 Pronounced xi. Broad Elegant (Guangyun). Sounded xi (Jiyun, Yunhui). Sounded xi (Zhengyun). In the Erh Ya (Boya), it means to play. In the Extended Rhymes (Zengyun), it means beautiful, or to roam. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Confucius: He played at arranging the sacrificial vessels. In the History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Annals of Emperor Wen: Men of seventy or eighty years of age, playing like small children. In Zhang Xie's Seven Commands (Qiming): Riding in a bird-shaped boat to engage in water play. Also pronounced xi (Jiyun, Yunhui, Zhengyun). In the miscellaneous poetry of Bai Juyi: The rippling waters of the nine-fold pool, winding for more than ten miles. In the fourth month, the water caltrop and lotus flowers bloom, and the King of Yue plays there daily. Also, Mei Xi, the consort of Jie of Xia, see the note under the character Mei. Also pronounced xi (Guangyun, Jiyun, Yunhui, Zhengyun). Refers to a beautiful appearance or facial features. Also pronounced yu (Jiyun). In Liu Zhen's Rhapsody on the Capital of Lu (Ludu fu): On the seventh day of the seventh month of the white autumn, the Milky Way points toward the corner. The people all go to perform the purification rites, and the noble youths engage in water play.