In ancient China, scholars were collectively referred to as "士" (shi). "士" is a pictographic character, representing the male genitalia. "寸" (cun) is an indicative character, depicting a small knife covered at the wrist of a hand. When "士" and "寸" are combined, it implies castration, which means cutting off a man's genitalia with a knife. Therefore, during the Zhou Dynasty, men who had been castrated were called...