Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) Jie Kangxi Stroke Count: 20 Page 782, Entry 15 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jie. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): A carbuncle. Correct Meaning Compilation (Zhengzitong): A type of ulcer, distinct from carbuncles and deep-seated abscesses; a small ulcer is called a jie.