Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Strength (lì) Lì; Kangxi strokes: 17; Page number: 149, entry 44 According to the Tangyun, Jiyun, and Yunhui, the character is cut as lìzhì, with the sound lì. The Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: To exert effort. It is formed from the radical Strength (lì) and the phonetic component lì. The Yupian states: To exhort. The Guangyun states: To exhort and encourage. In the Biography of Ji Tong in the Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), it is written: "The imperial seal document encouraged and exhorted." Moreover, the Yunhui notes: It is interchangeable with the character lì. It carries the meaning of embellishing and invigorating. In the Annals of Emperor Xuan in the Book of Han (Hanshu), it states: "To invigorate his spirit and start anew."