Yin Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Snout (jì) Page 362, Entry 12 Pronounced zhi (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters) defines it as a pig. Hind hooves that are crippled and cannot move are referred to as zhi. The character shape uses the snout as a semantic indicator and the arrow as a phonetic indicator. It contains two spoon-shaped symbols; the hoof shape of a zhi is similar to that of a deer. Yupian (Jade Chapters) defines it as a pig. Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances: In the fourth month of early summer, the Son of Heaven uses zhi to taste the new wheat. Note: The zhi is a domestic animal that lives near the water. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biographies of Money Makers: Raising one thousand pigs in the marshes, one's wealth can be equivalent to that of a lord with a thousand households. Also refers to a type of plant. Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) records: Liezhen, also known as zhilu. Also refers to a country name, Sizhi. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing) records: To the east of the shifting sands and to the west of the black water, there is the country of Sizhi. Also refers to a place name. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Treatise on Geography: Hedong Commandery had Zhi County, which was renamed Yong'an during the reign of Emperor Shun of Han. Also serves as a surname. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes) records: In the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), there is a figure named Zhi Gongzi. Also used as a variant form for the character zhi. Jiyun (Collection of Rhymes) records: The character zhi can be written in abbreviated form as zhi.