Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) Entry: xi Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 113, Entry 13 According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), the pronunciation is xi. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is also xi. People in the Jiangyou region use this term. In the History of the Southern Dynasties (Nan Shi), specifically the Biography of Hu Xiezhi, it is written: What a xi dog. Xiezhi was a native of Nanchang, which is why he used this expression. It is also used as a personal name. In the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), there is the Qi minister Gao Xi. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is synonymous with xi (to bind). In the Huainanzi, it is written: Binding the children of the people. The commentary notes that this is the same as the character for prisoner or bond. According to the Origin of the Six Writings (Liushu Gu), it is pronounced li. It is interchangeable with xi. It carries the meaning of waiting. One theory suggests that xi is the same as the word for servant or where, and is distinct from the character meaning to wait.