Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) Character: Sī Kangxi strokes: 10 Page: Page 109, Entry 12 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced zì. Identical to the character meaning to stick or pierce. Li Qi states that people in the east use the word si to refer to inserting an object into the ground. Biography of Kuai Tong, Book of the Former Han (Qian Han Shu): Kuai Tong urged the magistrate of Fanyang, Master Xu, saying: A loving father and a filial son would not dare to plunge a blade into your abdomen, fearing the laws of the Qin dynasty. Biographies of Zhang Er and Chen Yu, Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): Written as si-ren (a blade that pierces). It also refers to the act of establishing a career, known as si. Officials of the Heavenly Bureau, Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): The Code of Affairs is used to appoint the hundred officials. Commentary: It is like si. Sound and Meaning: It carries the same meaning as to establish. Textual Research: According to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced zì and is identical to the character meaning to stick or pierce. Li Qi states that people in the east call the act of inserting an object into the ground si. Based on the original text, the phrase has been corrected from inserting in the ground into the ground.