Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Entry: ai Kangxi Strokes: 10 Page 263, Entry 20 Ancient form of the character ai. According to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced xi. A derogatory term for a woman. Also, to play or tease. According to Han Dynasty Songs for the Ancestral Temple (Anshi fangzhong ge): Gods arrive to feast and play. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced ai. A slave girl. Also, pronounced ai. Meaning is the same. According to Explanations of the Six Writings (Liushu gu), the characters for ai, gui, xi, and ai are interchangeable.