Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) 肢 Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 974, Entry 18 Pronounced zhi. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes), Jiyun (Collected Rhymes), and Yunhui (Collection of Rhymes): The body. Jiyun (Collected Rhymes): The four limbs of the body. Sometimes written as a variant form, or interchangeably with the character for branch (zhi). Guanzi (Master Guan), Chapter on Ruler and Minister: If the four limbs do not function, the six paths of government will not be reached. Also refers to the waist. Poem by Yu Jianwu: It is not because of the ability to tighten the belt, but naturally a slender waist. Also, according to Wuyin Jiyun (Five Tones Collected Rhymes): Pronounced shi (falling tone), meaning to lie on the side.