Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Character: ti Kangxi strokes: 17 Page 1488, Entry 17 Pronounced ti. According to the Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), the term ti-hu refers to a pool or marsh. A variant form is written as ti. Also, according to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), ti is a type of mountain pheasant. As mentioned in the Rhapsody on the Capital of Shu (Shudu Fu) by Zuo Si, the bi and ti are mountain-dwelling birds. This is a distinct species from the ti-hu. Also, pronounced yi. Ti. Another name for a flying creature.