You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 1156, Entry 21 Pronounced yì Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): To arrive. Xu Shen: To go straight to a place. Xiao Erya: To advance. Yupian: To go; to arrive. Zengyun: To visit. Commentary on Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), 17th Year of Duke Zhuang: Zheng Zhan went to the state of Qi and was seized. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Qin: The King of Dai traveled by post horse to Chang'an. Wang Bao, Rhapsody on the Bamboo Flute (Dongxiao Fu): Hesitating and lingering. Commentary: The Cangjie Pian states: Yi means to arrive. It refers to a sound that lingers, as if one has a destination in mind. Zhengzitong: Deep achievement in learning is called zao yi. Also the name of an insect. Yang Xiong, Regional Speech (Fangyan): The insect known as gu yi is called du bo. Also interchangeable with the character meaning a type of tree. During the Han dynasty, there was the Yi Palace, named after a type of wood. Sanfu Huangtu: Written as Yi Palace. Commentary: Yi is the name of a tree. It refers to the flourishing, beautiful trees within the palace. Also interchangeable with the character ni. Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu), 29th Year of Duke Zhao: Shu Yi died. Gongyang Commentary (Gongyang Zhuan) and Guliang Commentary (Guliang Zhuan): Written as Shu Ni.