Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) 佾 Kangxi Stroke Count: 8 Page 101, Entry 03 Ancient script. Pronounced yì. The rows of dancers. The number of rows and the number of people in each row are the same horizontally and vertically, which is why it is called yì. Book of Zuo (Zuozhuan), Year Five of Duke Yin: At this time, six feather dances were first presented, and the use of six yi began. In ancient times, only the character for overlap was used; adding the person radical creates a derivative form. The pronunciation is xī. There are different pronunciations used in ancient and modern times. Textual Research: Book of Zuo (Zuozhuan), Year Four of Duke Yin: At this time, six feathers were first presented, and the use of six yi began. Note: Carefully changed Year Four to Year Five in accordance with the original text.