Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Entry: yi Kangxi stroke count: 14 Page 269, Entry 20 Pronounced yi (falling tone). Wanyi, meaning to be obedient and submissive. Song Yu, Goddess Rhapsody (Shennü Fu): Being calm, pure, and tranquil in her obedience. Sometimes written in a variant form (yi). History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Biographies of Consorts: Elegant and obedient, possessing integrity.