You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Jie Kangxi stroke count: 14 Page 1163, Entry 01 Pronounced jie (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): To admonish. Yupian: To command, to notify. Guangyun: Words of warning. Zengyun: Words of warning and admonition are called jie. Book of Changes (Yijing), Bi Hexagram: The people of the city are not cautioned. Also in the Appended Statements: Minor punishment serves as a great admonition. Zuo Zhuan, 11th year of Duke Huan: The people of Yun camped in their outskirts; they surely did not take precautions. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Zhou: He commanded Bo Jiong to warn the grand charioteer. Xunzi, Chapter on Strengthening the State: Issuing admonitions and proclaiming orders to cause the enemy to retreat is the majesty of a ruler. Wenzhongzi, Questions on the Changes: A superior man thinks of his faults and guards against them beforehand; this is why there are admonitions. Zhengyun: The same as the character for warn. Also the name of a sword. Records of Swords (Daojian Lu): King Zhao of Qin forged a sword three feet long, inscribed with the name Jie. Also rhyming with ji (falling tone). Liu Xiang, Eulogy for Exemplary Women: Although it is a model for women, it is truly an admonition for men. When men and women examine this, the matters are very complete. Also in the Classified Dictionary (Leipian), sometimes written as a variant form. Zihui Bu: Erroneously written as another form, which is incorrect.