Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Sun (rì) Yi Kangxi Stroke Count: 13 Page 497, Entry 35 Pronounced yi Pronounced yi According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the appearance of the sun moving slowly. A sentence in the Records of Yue (Yuejueshu) states: The bright sun gradually moves westward, and I have an appointment with you by the water in the reed marsh. It also refers to a place name. The Treatise on Geography in the History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu) records it as Dongyi County in Lelang Commandery.