You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Carriage (chē) Zhi Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 1242, Entry 15 Pronounced zhi (rising tone) According to the Analytical Dictionary of Chinese Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the small hole in a carriage wheel. According to the Explanation of Names (Shiming), zhi means finger, appearing like a finger at the end of the wheel hub. According to the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Summer Official, Great Charioteer, it mentions offering sacrifices to the two zhi. The commentary states that zhi refers to the ends of the axle. Also, the name of a district. According to the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Emperor Gaozu of Han, the prince of Qin, Ziying, surrendered by the side of the Zhi road. Also means branching or forked. According to the Erya, Explaining the Earth, in the north there is the zhi-headed snake. The commentary explains this as a snake with a forked head. Also a modal particle. According to the Zhuangzi, Great and Venerable Teacher, Xu You said, why have you come here to zhi? The commentary notes that zhi and zhi are the same. Also a medicinal name. According to the Materia Medica (Bencao), it is also known as forsythia (lianqiao), and is another name for zhi.