Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: 唶 Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 193, Entry 28 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced jie (falling tone). Broadening of Refinements (Guangya): Jie jie, the sound of calling or chirping. Also used to represent the sound of a sigh. Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu): Su Bo'a gazed from afar at Chongling city walls and sighed, saying: The aura is truly excellent, lush and verdant. Commentary: Jie refers to a sigh. Discourses on Salt and Iron (Yantie Lun): Vulgar people enjoy za jie, yet find elegant music like Shaohu strange. Commentary: Za jie refers to village folk songs. In ancient times, there was the Duo Jie Song. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced zuo (entering tone). Jie jie, describing a sound. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced zhai (entering tone). Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Originally written as the variant form (cuo), meaning a loud sound. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): Jin Bi was a boisterous and seasoned general. Commentary: Jie is read as zhuang bai (entering tone). The Search for Mysteries (Suoyin) states: Bo jie refers to the appearance of someone who speaks excessively or uses wordy language. The Correct Meaning (Zhengyi) states: The Book of Sound Categories (Shenglei) says: Bo is a loud laugh, and jie is a loud shout. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Represents a sound. Approaching Elegance (Erya): The migration of the nine-magpies (xing hu) produces a jie jie call. Commentary: Jie jie describes the sound of a bird calling. Explication of Texts (Shiwen): Jie is pronounced ze (entering tone). Commentary to the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan): The call of the migration of the nine-magpies is jie jie. Explication of Texts (Shiwen): Jie is read as ce bai (entering tone), also read as zi ye (falling tone), also read as zhu e (entering tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced ji (entering tone). Represents the sound of a sigh.