BARBARIAN FUNDAMENTALS EXPLAINED

The notable (121 CE) Shuowen Jiezi character dictionary, defines yi 夷 as "Gentlemen on the east" 東方之人也. The dictionary also informs that Yi will not be dissimilar from your Xia 夏, which implies Chinese. somewhere else while in the Shuowen Jiezi, under the entry of qiang 羌, the expression yi is affiliated with benevolence and human l