Chen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Tree (mù). 15 strokes. Page 547, Entry 07. Identical to the character gai. Also, according to the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), it is a type of wine vessel. In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Spring Office, Official of Sacrificial Wine: Whenever performing a libation ritual, use the gai. Whenever performing a splitting ritual, use the san. The commentary notes that both are lacquer-decorated wine vessels. Those with red decorative bands are called gai, while those without decoration are called san. It is also used interchangeably with the character gai (meaning to wash). In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Spring Office, Grand Master of Ceremonies, commentary on inspecting the cleansing and washing: gai refers to sacrificial vessels. Some versions are written as gai. Gai means to wipe or clean. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced jie. It refers to a wooden stake. It is also written in the simplified variant form jie.