Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Character: yi Kangxi Stroke Count: 9 Page 1111, Entry 10 Sound and Pronunciation: According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced yu. Definitions: According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), refers to various types of garments. Commonly written as the character pronounced yu. In the History of the Later Han (Houhan shu), Annals of Emperor Guangwu: The officials and soldiers of the Three Assistance regions went east to welcome Gengshi. Seeing the generals passing by, all wearing head-cloths and women’s clothing, and wearing embroidered garments, there was no one who did not laugh at them. According to the Classified Chapters (Leipian), also refers to a large underarm garment. Originally written as the character now listed, and sometimes written in a variant form.