Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Entry: 媐 Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 266, Entry 34 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced yi. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yi. The pronunciation is yi. Explanation in the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): It means to be joyful and happy. Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced xi. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xi. The meaning is the same. It is also interchangeable with the character for consort (fei). From the Great Mystery (Taixuanjing) by Yangzi: A noble person makes use of marrying a woman (xi), treats the marriage with caution, is initially upright, and later finds peace. Commentary: A woman is called (xi). (Xi) is the same as consort (fei), and it is also the same as a spouse (qiu).