Xu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Eat (shí) Character: 饎 Kangxi strokes: 21 Page 1425, Entry 29 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced chi. Erya: Explanations of Teachings (Erya): Chi means wine and food. Commentary: It is like saying provisions today; the term encompasses both. Sub-commentary: Chi is a term that refers collectively to both wine and food. Li Xun states: When one obtains wine and food, one becomes happy. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: Auspicious and pure are the offerings, used for filial sacrifice. Jade Chapter (Yupian): Refers to millet and panicled millet. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Ritual of Offering Food to a Single Victim: The hostess oversees the cooking of the grain at the foot of the western hall. Commentary: Cooking millet and panicled millet is called chi. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xi. The meaning is the same. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written in a variant form. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Also written in a variant form.