Shen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Insect (chóng). Kangxi Stroke Count: 12. Page 1082, Entry 09. Pronounced jie. Classic of Rites (Erya), Explanation of Insects: Xie jie. See the note under the character xie. Also jieqiang (dung beetle), see the note under the character qiang. Also suojie. Account of Strange Matters (Shuyiji): People of the Huaihai region call the suojie a crab slave. Guo Pu, Rhapsody on the Yangtze River (Jiangfu): Suojie, the crab within the belly. Note: Southern Yue Records (Nanyuezhi) states the suojie is over an inch long, with larger specimens reaching two to three inches. It carries a small crab in its belly, resembling an elm seed; they exist as a combined body, both feeding off what the jie catches. Supplement to the Collection of Characters (Zihuibu): According to the Han Statutes, Kuaiji Commandery presented jie sauce. Also, jiejue, small insects found in wells. Also, pronounced ya. Also, pronounced ji. The meaning remains the same.