Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Carriage (mǎ) Entry: 驛 Kangxi stroke count: 23 Page 1446, Entry 01 Pronounced yi. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Interpreting; a path. Expanded Rhymes (Zengyun): Nowadays referring to relay horses. Also, a relay station. History of Tang (Tangshu), Biography of Liu Yan: Initially, prefectures would select wealthy individuals to oversee the postal relays; this was called seizing the relay. Correct Meaning Thoroughly Comprehended (Zhengzitong): To praise someone is called relaying their voice while chanting it. Also, coming and going without ceasing is called luoyi. History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Biography of Guo Ji: Luoyi without ceasing. Also, luoyi. Classic of History (Shujing), Great Plan (Hongfan): Then command the divination and casting of lots; it is said to rain, it is said to clear, it is said to be misty, it is said to be yi, it is said to be victorious. Commentary: Yi refers to the weather appearing intermittent and unconnected. Also, Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Zhou (Zhousong): Yi yi their growth. Annotation: Yi yi, the appearance of sprouts growing. Also a surname. Originally written as the character with the carriage radical and the character meaning to change, commonly simplified as the current entry. See the detailed entry for the character meaning relay horse (ri) for further reference.