Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 454, Entry 15 Pronounced xi. To pull or lift up. Book of Han (Hanshu), Biography of Jia Yi, commentary on the term haiti: refers to the act of lifting or pulling. Also pronounced zhi. A variant form of si. To split or divide. As mentioned in the Book of Odes (Shijing): using an axe to split it. Also pronounced shi. Same meaning. Sometimes also written in a variant form (si).