You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Carriage (chē) Yi Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 1242, Entry 01 Pronounced yi. In the Shuo Wen Jie Zi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters), it means carriages passing each other. In the Verses of Chu (Chuci), section titled Far Wandering (Yuanyou): To outstrip a swift wind at the clear source. Commentary: To pass from behind to the front. Also, in the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it means to pass by or to charge suddenly. In the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Biography of Feng Yan: To surpass the unique legacy of Fan Li. Also, from the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), to invade or encroach. In the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), ninth year of Duke Yin: Fearing that he might encroach upon us. Also, Qu-yi is the name of a plant. In the Treatise on Nature (Bowuzhi): During the time of Yao, a plant grew in the courtyard; when a sycophant arrived, it would bend and point toward him. Also, interchangeable with the term for escaped or lost (yi). In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Bo Yi: Upon seeing the lost (yi) poems, I found them remarkable. Also, scattered or missing documents. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of the Five Emperors: Those records that are missing (yi) appear from time to time in other accounts. Also, interchangeable with the term for overflow (yi). In the History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Treatise on Geography: Overflow (yi) refers to the Ying River. In the Tribute of Yu (Yu Gong), it is written as overflow (yi). Pronounced die. The meaning is the same. Also, interchangeable with the term for alternating (die). In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Treatise on the Feng and Shan Sacrifices: Alternatingly (yi) rising and alternatingly (yi) falling. Also, pronounced che. Interchangeable with the term for wheel tracks (che). See the detailed note under the entry for the character che later in this dictionary. Textual Research: In the Verses of Chu (Chuci), section titled Nine Laments (Jiutuan), the text reads: To outstrip a swift wind at the clear source. The text has been corrected to refer to Far Wandering (Yuanyou) in accordance with the original source.