You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Shell (bèi) Character: Yi Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 1211, Entry 36 Pronounced wei (falling tone) according to Broad Rimes (Guangyun) and Collected Rimes (Jiyun). It means to increase according to the Erudite and Elegant (Boya). It means to pull according to the Jade Compendium (Yupian). Some editions use a variant form. It is also pronounced yi (falling tone) according to Collected Rimes (Jiyun), with the same meaning.