Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: Die Kangxi Stroke Count: 9 Page 186, Entry 07 Pronounced xi. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means to laugh loudly. As cited in the Book of Odes (Shijing), in the Odes of Wei, it states: "My brothers do not know, and they laugh at me." The commentary states: "It describes the sound of laughter." Also pronounced xi. The meaning is the same. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in a variant form (xi). Also pronounced chi. The meaning is the same. Originally written in a variant form. Also pronounced zhi. It means to gnaw or bite. Also pronounced zhi. It means to stop. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing), in the Song hexagram, it says: "Biting, there is danger but in the end good fortune." Ma Rong reads it this way. Note that the current version of the Book of Changes for the Song hexagram reads "guarded/blocked" instead of "biting." Also pronounced chi. It means to laugh. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in a variant form (chu). Also pronounced ke. The meaning is the same. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in a variant form (ji). Also pronounced zhi. It means to gnaw or bite. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing), in the Lu hexagram, it says: "Treading on a tiger's tail, it does not bite the person; success." According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in a variant form. Also, it describes the appearance of gnawing something hard. Also, it means to laugh. Also pronounced zhi. According to the Extensive Dictionary of Sounds (Guangyun), it appears in the name of the She-die clan, a barbarian surname. Also pronounced yi. It means to laugh loudly. Also pronounced xi. It is the same as the variant form (chu). "Chu-chu" describes the appearance of playful laughter. It is sometimes written in a variant form.