You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 1156, Entry 01 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced yi (falling tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhymes and Phonetics (Yunhui): Pronounced yi (falling tone) Explanatory Notes (Shuowen): To arrive. Xu states: To go directly to a place. Small Erya: To advance. Jade Chapters (Yupian): To go, to reach. Increased Rhymes (Zengyun): To visit. Commentary to the Zuo Commentary (Zuo Zhuan), 17th year of Duke Zhuang: Zheng Zhan arrived in Qi and was seized. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Qin: The King of Dai traveled by relay carriage to Chang'an. Wang Bao, Rhapsody on the Bamboo Flute (Dongxiao Fu): Hesitating and lingering. Commentary: Cangjie Pian says: Yi means to arrive. It refers to the sound of lingering, as if one has a destination. Also, Standard Character Comprehension (Zhengzitong): Deep academic attainment is called zao-yi. Also, the name of an insect. Yang Xiong, Regional Speech (Fangyan): The guyi insect is called the du-ba. Also, interchangeable with the character meaning a tree (zhi). The Han Dynasty had the Yi Palace (Yizhi Gong), named after the tree. Three Prefectures Yellow Charts (Sanfu Huangtu): Written as the Yi Palace (Yiyi Gong). Commentary: Yiyi is the name of a tree. It refers to the beautiful and lush trees within the palace. Also, interchangeable with the character (ni). Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu), 29th year of Duke Zhao: Shu Yi died. Gongyang Commentary (Gongyang Zhuan) and Guliang Commentary (Guliang Zhuan) write this as Shu Ni.