Zi Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Person (rén). Character: yì. Kangxi Strokes: 7. Page Number: Page 99, Number 03. Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced with the initial of yí and the final of zhì. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced with the initial of yì and the final of zhì. The sound is the same as yì. It means leisurely and free from toil. The four limbs in their ease and leisure — Mencius (Mengzi). Same as the character yì (leisure). Also means living in seclusion. To be left in obscurity without resentment — Mencius. Also means error or fault. I, the one man, have committed an error deserving of punishment — Book of Documents (Shujing). Also used interchangeably with the character shī. It is not that I dare to act recklessly and lose my way, but that it is difficult to do one's best — Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji). The Lady of Lu committed licentious transgressions in Qi, eventually causing the death of Duke Huan — Book of Han (Hanshu). Same as yì. Also in the works of Xunzi: His horse is about to bolt. Same as the character yì (to escape). Also a surname. Yi Zhihu of the Zhou dynasty, a high official of Zheng. Also a personal name. Shi Yi, the Grand Historian during the time of King Wu of Zhou, named Yi. Also according to Rhyme Collection: Pronounced with the initial of tú and the final of jié, with the sound of dié. Dialects (Fangyan): Yì means dissolute and slow. His character was easygoing and unrestrained — Book of Han. Also interchangeable with dié, meaning in succession or alternately. Four states rose up in succession — Records of the Grand Historian. Also shares the meaning of yì (dance rows). Refers to a line or rank. In their orderly lines, they received the fragrance and mingled the scents, their garments light and flowing — Rhapsody on the Capital of Shu (Shudu Fu). Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Composed of the person radical and the phonetic component shī. Refers to people living in seclusion. Alternatively, it means sudden or careless.
