Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 541, Entry 04 According to Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Meeting (Yunhui), pronounced jie. The sound is the same as jie. According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is defined as a tag or label. Book of Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Autumn Official, Office of Gold: To distinguish the quality and quantity of items, use a tag (jie) to record the information and affix a seal. Note: Writing the quantity on a label and sealing it with an impression as a mark is called a tag. Also, Book of Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Autumn Official, La Official: For those who die on the road, issue orders to bury them and set up a marker. Yan Shigu says: A marker is a small wooden stake. Drive the stake into the burial site and write the name of the deceased upon it. Also, Book of Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Autumn Official, Commentary on the Bright Pit: A marker head is used to write down crimes and legal decrees. According to Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meeting (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced jie. The meaning is the same. According to Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), pronounced xia. Equivalent to a variant form. An instrument used to stop music. Book of Rites (Liji), Record of Music: The hand drum, the wooden percussion instrument (kong), the scraping instrument (jie), the earth-ware whistle (xun), and the bamboo flute (chi). Commentary: The wooden percussion instrument is the zhu. The scraping instrument is the yu. The zhu is used to begin music, and the yu is used to stop music. Also refers to a wooden sacrificial vessel. Book of Rites (Liji), Hall of Distinction: The Xia Dynasty used wooden vessels. Commentary: They lacked ornate decorations. People of the Qi region refer to being bald as tu jie. According to Huainanzi, Treatise on Geography: The Clear Zhang River originates from Mount Jieli, and the Turbid Zhang River originates from Mount Fabao. Commentary: Pronounced qia. Mount Jieli is a mountain name located in the Shangdang region.