Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sheep (yáng) Jie Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 953, Entry 29 Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): Pronounced jie. Jiyun (Collection of Rhymes), Yunhui (Collection of Rhymes): Pronounced jie. Shuowen (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): A ram that has been castrated. Jijiu Pian Zhu (Commentary on the Urgent Literacy Manual): A ram that has been castrated is called a jie; this is what is being referred to. Also, Yunhui (Collection of Rhymes): A place name. The Jie Chamber in Wuxiang, Shangdang. During the Jin dynasty, a separate branch of the Xiongnu migrated and settled there, and subsequently became known as the Jie. Also, Tang Shu (Book of Tang), Account of the Western Regions: Recruited courageous and robust men were called zhe jie. Zhe jie is equivalent to what in China is called a warrior. Textual verification: Jijiu Pian Zhu states: A castrated ram is called a jie. The text has been corrected in accordance with the original source.