Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Knife (dāo). Pronounced jie (rising tone). Pronounced qie (falling tone). Pronounced qie (falling tone). Meaning: to carve. Also used as a variant of the character meaning to engrave. Recorded in the Book of Jin (Jin Shu), biography of Yu Pu: If one stops carving after only a few strokes, one cannot penetrate even metal or stone. Page 120, Entry 05