Wu Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Eye (mù)
Yi
Kangxi Stroke Count: 10
Page 804, Entry 10
Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collection Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced chi (falling tone).
Explanation of Letters (Shuowen Jiezi): To stare directly. Xu says: To look without shifting one's gaze. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Jesters (Huaji Zhuan): Eyes staring without restraint.
Also, Yangzi Dialect Dictionary (Fangyan): Yi means to pause. In Western Qin, it is called dou. Note: Dou is the current word for stop, meaning to stare fixedly.
Also, Forest of Characters (Zilin): The appearance of staring in surprise. Ban Gu, Western Metropolis Rhapsody (Xidu Fu): Although light, swift, and agile, one still stares in surprise and cannot ascend.
Also, Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced zheng (falling tone). The appearance of staring directly. Sometimes written as teng.
Also, Collection Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced chi (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Sometimes written as dun.
Also, Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced yi. The appearance of raising one's eyes.
Also, Xuyi, the name of a county located in Chuzhou. Commonly written as tai.