You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Pig (shǐ) Entry: xi Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 1198, Entry 10 Pronounced xi According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a piglet three months old, with a distended belly. According to the Regional Languages (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, in the southern Chu region, this is a name for a piglet.