Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Page 619, Entry 15 Pronounced jí Jade Chapters (Yupian): Water. Another meaning is the name of a river. Pronounced jié Pure. In classic texts, the form written with the silk radical is typically used. In the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), the宗人 (Zongren - an official title) lifts the tripod lid to announce the state of purity. Also, in the New Book (Xinshu), specifically the Chapter on the Way and Virtue (Daoshu), it is stated that a profound spirit and hidden conduct are what is called purity. Sometimes written in a variant form (洯). Also written in an abbreviated form.