Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) Xi Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 116, Entry 20 Pronounced xi. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means joy. It is interchangeable with the character for joy. It is also a surname. According to the Methods of Posthumous Titles (Shifa), to be cautious, fearful, and guarded is called xi; it also refers to overcoming through strength. According to the Explanations of Posthumous Titles (Shijie), to have faults is called xi. Boqin’s nineteenth-generation descendant, Shen, was given the posthumous title of Xi. In the History of the Han (Hanzhi), it is written as li.