Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Box (fāng). Character: xia. Kangxi Dictionary Stroke Count: 7 strokes. Page 153, Column 27. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) records the pronunciation as hújiǎqiè. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui) record the pronunciation as xiájiǎqiè. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) records the pronunciation as hújiāqiè. The pronunciation is the same as the character xiá. Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as a kuì, meaning a box. The character structure consists of the Box (fāng) radical as the semantic component and jiǎ as the phonetic component. Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun) defines it as a storage box or case. The History of the Former Han (Qian Han Shu), in the Biography of Wang Mang, records that discarded clothing with tiger-stripe patterns was stored within a case inside the room. In the Poetry of Du Fu, there is a line stating that the white feather fan used during one's lifetime now lies neglected within a case decorated with flood dragons. The Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui) also notes that the character can be used interchangeably with xiá, referring to a cage or pen; for detailed information, refer to the entries under the Wood (mù) radical. The Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) also provides the pronunciation gǔxiáqiè, which is pronounced the same as jiǎ and shares the same meaning.