Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) Jie; Kangxi strokes: 9 Page 770, Entry 06 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced jie (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi: Itching. Guangyun: Sores and scabies. Explanation of Names (Shiming): Jie means to grind the teeth. It is the itching that causes one to grind the teeth while scratching. Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances (Yueling): In the second month of winter, if the ordinances of spring are carried out, the people will suffer from scabies and pestilence. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Office of Heaven (Tianguan), Medical Doctors: In the summer season, there are diseases of itching and scabies. Commentary: The fourth month is pure Yang, and the fifth month marks the rise of Yin. Only water opposes fire, becoming scaly scabies, which have scales. Hence there is the disease of itching scabies. Book of the Later Han (Houhan), Biographies of the Xianbei: Cai Yong discussed the troubles on the border, comparing them to scabies on the hands and feet, while the distress of the Central Kingdom is like boils on the chest and back. Also, Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang (Youyang Zazu): During the Dali era, the Chan master Lan resided at Zhiqi Temple in Jingzhou. Zhang Zao once painted an ancient pine on the temple wall. Fu Zai praised it, and Wei Xiang wrote a poem about it; at the time, it was called the Three Perfections. The master saw it and said, Why do you scab my wall? and ordered it to be plastered over. Also, a person's name. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Li Shiqi and Lu Jia: Li Shiqi's son, Li Jie, frequently led troops. Former Han Dynasty, Table of Meritorious Officials: Marquis Qing, Wen Jie. Also written as the variant form (jie). It refers to malaria that recurs every two days. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Twentieth Year of Duke Zhao: The Duke of Qi had malaria which turned into shivering fever. Textual Explanation (Shiwen): Jie, traditionally pronounced jie (falling tone). Emperor Yuan of Liang pronounced it gai (level tone); according to the character, it should be written as the variant form (jie). Shuowen Jiezi states: Malaria that recurs every two days. See the detailed note on the entry for the variant form (jie) later. Collected Chapters (Leipian): Sometimes written as the variant form (jie).