Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Zi Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 978, Entry 03 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Gathering (Yunhui) state the pronunciation is zǐ. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) states the pronunciation is zǐ. Shuowen Jiezi states it is food that has been left over. Yupian states it is dried meat with bone in it. Book of Changes (Yijing), Biting Through (Shike) hexagram: To bite dried meat with bone. Commentary states: Dried meat with bone is dried pieces of meat. Guangya states: Zi is dried meat. Guo Pu, River Rhapsody (Jiangfu): The red turtles and meat-like creatures leap and spit out pearls. Note states: The red turtle fish has a shape like this meat. Also, Five Tones Collected Rhymes (Wuyin Jiyun) states the pronunciation is zhì. The meaning is the same. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states it is sometimes written in a variant form.