Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Sun (rì) Entry: Ai Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 500, Entry 17 According to the Five Sounds Collective Rhymes (Wuyin Jiyun), pronounced ai (falling tone). According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), an-ai describes the appearance of darkness. Also, in the Book of Changes (Yijing), regarding the Abundance hexagram: To screen one's light. The commentary states: A screen is an object that covers and obscures brightness. In the History of the Later Han (Houhan Shu), Biography of Shentu Pan: Being content with being obscured. The commentary states: Obscured here means hidden or blocked. Also, in the Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Yan (Yanzi Chunqiu): The brightness of the stars is not as good as the soft glow of the moon. In Qu Yuan's Encountering Sorrow (Lisao): The time grows dim as it nears its end. The commentary states: Dim means the appearance of twilight or darkness. Also, according to the Rhyme Supplement (Yunbu), rhyming with the pronunciation ji (falling tone). In Wang Yanshou's Rhapsody on the Lingguang Hall of Lu (Lu Lingguangdian Fu): Pushing open the golden doors to enter the north, the clouds are vast and the light is dim.