Xu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Eat (shí) Kangxi Strokes: 18 Page 1423, Entry 09 Pronounced yi (falling tone). In the Jade Chapters (Yupian): Spoiled rice. In the Erya (Erya): Food that has gone bad is called ai. Note: Food that is putrid and foul-smelling. In the Analects (Lunyu): The food has spoiled and turned sour. In the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written in a variant form (yi). Also pronounced e. Also pronounced ga. Also pronounced yi (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Sometimes written in a variant form. Also pronounced he. The meaning is the same. Also a name for a type of flatbread.