Si Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Dog (quǎn)
Page 711, Entry 19
According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), pronounced xi. This is the sound used by people in the Chu region to call pigs. Also, mentioned in the Extended Song of Guangcheng (Guangcheng Song) by Ma Rong: to gather the seal pig. Commentary: The pig, that is the swine. Pronounced xu.
Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced shi. In the Records of the Three Sovereigns (Tongjian Sanhuang Ji), there is the Xiwei clan. The External Things chapter of the Zhuangzi states: when viewed from the perspective of people such as those of the Xiwei clan regarding the current state of the world.
Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced xi. The Collected Rhymes states that this character was originally written as the character for swine.
Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced chi. The Xiwei clan is an official title named according to a clan name.
Also, pronounced yi. Xiwei is the title of the Grand Historian. This is according to the account of Li Gui.
Also, pronounced xi. The meaning is pig. The Yellow Emperor chapter of the Liezi states: eating pig meat is like eating human meat.
Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced xi. The meaning is the same.