You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Foot (zú) Character: Xǐ Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 1232, Entry 26 Sound Collection (Jiyun): Pronounced xǐ Jade Chapters (Yupian): The same as xǐ. See the detailed note under the entry for xǐ. Mencius (Mengzi): Like casting away a worn-out sandal. Zhao Qi commentary: Straw sandals. Huainanzi, Teachings on the Art of the Ruler (Huainanzi Zhushu Xun): Like walking backward and slipping off a sandal.