Chen Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Wood (mù)
Yí
Kangxi strokes: 13
Page 537, Entry 29
According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), the pronunciation is yi. According to the Corrected Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is yi.
According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it is a rack for clothing.
In the Book of Rites (Liji), specifically the section on Summary of the Rules of Propriety (Quli), it states that men and women should not use the same clothing rack.
The Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) records it as written in a variant form. It is also written in another variant form. According to the Erudite Refinements (Boya), a bamboo frame is called this.
Additionally, according to the Regional Expressions (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, a low table placed in front of a bed is called by this name in the regions of Zhao and Wei.
Furthermore, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is yi (departing tone). The meaning is the same.