Yin Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Cloth (jīn). Kangxi stroke count: 10. Page 332, Entry 08. Ancient form. Pronounced xi. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: A mat. Yupian states: A bed mat. Guangyun states: A thin mat. Zengyun states: Straw or stalk matting is called jian, while those made of rushes or cattails are called xi. Notes to the Jijiupian states: A bamboo mat is called a xi. Furthermore, a layered mat is called a yan, while a single mat is called a xi. Book of Rites (Zhouli), Office of Heaven: The Jade Treasury oversees the king's casual robes, blankets, and bed mats. Commentary: A blanket or mat is a single-layered mat. Shiming states: Xi means to release; it can be rolled up and can be released. Book of Odes (Shijing), Beifeng: My heart is not a mat; it cannot be rolled up. Jia Yi, Discussion on the Faults of Qin (Guoqinlun): To roll up the world like a mat. Yunhui states: It also means to rely upon or to depend on. Book of Documents (Shujing), Biming: Depending on favor as in the past. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qianhanshu), Biography of Liu Xiang: Lu Chan and Lu Lu relied upon the favor of the Empress Dowager. Commentary: Shigu states: Xi means to depend on. It is like a person sitting upon a mat. Yupian states: To be at peace. It also means to spread out. Book of Rites (Liji), The Conduct of the Scholar: The scholar has treasures spread upon the mat awaiting a summons. Commentary: Xi means to spread out. It refers to spreading out the virtuous ways of the ancient emperors Yao and Shun in order to await a summons. A surname. Yunhui states: Originating from Anding. Their ancestors were in charge of the archives of the Zhou dynasty, and they took this as their surname. Later, they avoided the personal name of Xiang Yu and changed it to Xi. Also pronounced zhuo. Yilin: Layered mattresses and thick mats, following the marshlands to gather beans.