Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) Page 227, Entry 32 Pronounced ge. Pronounced ge. Pronounced ge. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to ground that is dry. Another interpretation is that it means hard. Additionally, in the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it appears in the term ge suo, meaning mad or wild.