Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Character: Jie Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 1468, Entry 15 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state the pronunciation is ji (rising tone). Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen) states: A shellfish. The Statutes of the Han Dynasty state: Kuaiji Commandery offered fermented shellfish paste. Categorized Dictionary (Leipian) states: Jie, a large clam. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states the pronunciation is jie (rising tone). History of the Former Han (Qianhan): Treatise on Geography states: In Yin County, Kuaiji Commandery, there is the Jieqi Pavilion. Annotation by Shigu states: Jie is pronounced jie (rising tone); it is a shellfish. It is one inch long and two fen wide, containing a small crab within its abdomen. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states the pronunciation is ji (rising tone). The meaning is the same. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states the pronunciation is jie (entering tone). Jade Dictionary (Yupian) states: A type of fish. Categorized Dictionary (Leipian) states: Equivalent to the same character.