Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) 偕 Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 110, Entry 23 Pronounced jie. In the Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen), it means strong. It also means together. Xu Shen says: To be able to be the same as others is to be strong and powerful. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: The strong and vigorous young men, serving from morning until night. Commentary: The appearance of being strong and robust. Also pronounced ji. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Wei: The elder brother says, alas, my younger brother is away on service; from early morning until late at night, he must be together with others. Rhymes with si. Si is pronounced xi. Commentary: Must be together, meaning with his peers, acting and resting in unison, unable to do as he pleases. Also pronounced ji. Yan Yanzhi, Harmonizing with Xie Lingyun's Poem: Gathering thorns to thatch the old dwelling, clearing brambles to open the former fields. Things fade as the season grows late, the years pass and my ambition is not in harmony.