Chen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Death (dǎi) Character: Yi Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 581, Entry 20 Pronounced yi (falling tone) Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): To bury. Xiao Erya (Xiao Erya): To bury a coffin is called yi. Shiming (Shiming): A temporary burial at the side of a road is called yi. Equivalent to the form (si). Textual Research: In Shiming, it is stated that a temporary burial at the road is called yi. According to the original text, the character for side has been added after the character for road.