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The prominent (121 CE) Shuowen Jiezi character dictionary, defines yi 夷 as "Males of your east" 東方之人也. The dictionary also informs that Yi isn't dissimilar with the Xia 夏, which implies Chinese. somewhere else from the Shuowen Jiezi, beneath the entry of qiang 羌, the time period yi is affiliated with benevolence and human longevity.