Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Ox (niú) 犧 Kangxi strokes: 20 Page 705, Entry 01 Pronounced xi (level tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): A sacrificial animal for the ancestral temple. Book of Documents (Shujing), Chapter Weizi: Now the people of Yin steal the sacrificial animals and oxen of the gods. Commentary: A beast of pure color is called xi. Sub-commentary: The Record of Rites (Liji), Section Quli, states: The Son of Heaven uses an ox as a xi. Since the Son of Heaven must use a pure-colored animal for sacrifice, it is known that a beast of pure color is called xi. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes of the Kingdom: With our purified offerings, and with our xi sheep, we sacrifice to the gods of the earth and the four quarters. Also, in the Odes of Lu: Offerings of red xi. Commentary: Xi means pure. Record of Rites (Liji), Section Quli: When a family prepares sacrificial vessels, they prioritize them; the xi tax comes next. Note: The xi tax is the provision of sacrificial animals in sequence. Also, in the Record of Rites (Liji), Section Liqi: The xi wine vessel is covered with a coarse cloth lid. Sub-commentary: Carved into the shape of a sacrificial ox, it is used as a vessel. Also, pronounced suo (level tone). Jiyun (Collection of Rhymes): The name of a wine vessel. Decorated with kingfisher feathers, according to the explanation of Zheng Sinong. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Lu: The xi wine vessel is grand. Commentary: The xi wine vessel is decorated with sand ornaments. Explanation of Texts: Xi is pronounced suo. Jiyun (Collection of Rhymes): Sometimes written in a variant form (xiàn) or (xì). Textual research: In the Record of Rites (Liji), Section Liqi, regarding the xi wine vessel and coarse cloth, the character for lid has been added according to the original text.