Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Short-tailed bird (zhuī) Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 1364, Entry 17 Pronounced yi. As defined in the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): The act of shooting a flying bird with an arrow attached to a silk cord. Composed of the radicals for short-tailed bird and stake. As defined in the Jade Chapters (Yupian): Currently written as stake (yi). From the Songs of Chu (Chuci), Nine Chapters (Jiuzhang): The tethered arrow and the trigger are above. According to the commentary by Zhu Xi: Yi is also written as yi. As defined in the Jade Chapters (Yupian): Also written as a variant form.