Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: Shi Kangxi strokes: 8 Page 183, Entry 08 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yi (entering tone). Jade Chapters (Yupian): The appearance of cattle and sheep chewing grass. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): The appearance of sheep chewing grass. Also in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Rapid or swift. Also: Pronounced chi (falling tone). A sound. Yang Xiong, Rhapsody on the Sweet Springs (Ganquan Fu): The fragrance and sounds mix, vibrating the roots of grasses and trees; the sound is grand and faint, spreading to the bells and chimes. Commentary: Shigu stated: The wind blows through the trees, the sound vibrates the roots of numerous grasses and trees, the sound is grand and faint, and enters the bells and chimes in the hall majestically. Xiang is pronounced the same as xiang. Shi is pronounced chou-yi (rising tone). Textual Research: Yang Xiong, Rhapsody on the Sweet Springs (Ganquan Fu): The fragrance and the sound of shi and xi spread to the roots. Note: In accordance with the original text, corrected xi to the appropriate variant, and corrected gun to the appropriate variant.