Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) 枷 Kangxi strokes: 9 Page 517, Entry 11 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun): Pronounced jia. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced jia. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A flail. Huainanzi calls it a yang. Jade Chapters (Yupian): A flail, a tool for threshing grain. Explanation of Names (Shiming): Jia means to add. One adds a rod to the head of a handle to strike the stalks and release the grain. Also, Guangyun: A wooden collar or pillory for the neck. Ma Rong, Eulogy for the Vast Park (Guangcheng Song): Shackling the heavenly dog, tethering the giant sheep. Also, Guangyun: Pronounced jia. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jia. Meaning is the same. Also interchangeable with jia (a rack). A device for hanging objects. Book of Rites (Liji), Songs of Propriety (Quli): Men and women do not share the same clothes rack (yijia).