Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Jie Kangxi Stroke Count: 11 Page 1025, Entry 04 From Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), pronounced die. From Erya, Explaining Grasses (Erya, Shicao): Tie and Jie. From the Commentary (Shu): Tie is also called Die. It is also written as Jie. Also, in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is written as a variant form (die).