Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Cliff (hǎn). Cè. Kangxi Dictionary Strokes: 11 strokes. Page 162, Row 13. The classical text Proper Rhymes (Zhengyun) provides the pronunciation through the fanqie method as chū sì qiè, and it is identical to the character cè. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) defines the term as a place of cleanliness. It also carries the meanings of interval, to mingle, or order.