Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Jie Kangxi Strokes: 27 Page 1104, Entry 41 Pronounced jie Pronounced jie Book of Erya (Erya), Interpretation of Insects: Jie is a reed cicada. Note: In the Jiangdong region, it is called a reed jie; it resembles a cicada but is smaller and green in color. Refer to the note under the character for cicada. Also in the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), same as zha, which refers to a type of dragonfly. Refer to the note under the character for zha. Also written in a variant form.