You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Pig (shǐ) Kangxi Strokes: 19 Page 1199, Entry 14 Pronounced xu (falling tone). According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) it is pronounced xu (falling tone); according to the Broad Rhyme (Guangyun) it is pronounced xu (falling tone). The pronunciation is the same as xian (rising tone). Explained in the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) as the sound of a pig panting. Also used as a personal name. As recorded in the Commentary of Zuo (Zuozhuan), Year 4 of Duke Xiang: Han Zhuo killed Hou Yi, seized his wife, and fathered sons named Jiao and Yi. Also, according to the Broad Rhyme (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), the pronunciation is xu (falling tone), the same as the pronunciation of the character xuan. Also, according to the Broad Rhyme (Guangyun) it is pronounced yi (falling tone), and according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) it is pronounced yi (falling tone). The pronunciation is the same as yi (falling tone). The meaning is the same. The Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) records that it is sometimes written in a variant form. The Correct Character Guide (Zhengzitong) states that it is alternatively written in another variant form. The Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) points out that the original character belongs to the Radical: Pig (shǐ). The Imperial Academy edition erroneously places it under the Radical: Badger (zhì).