Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Entry: Jie Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 1089, Entry 08 Pronounced jie. In the Classification of Characters (Leipian), it is defined as the name of an insect, known as the hedgehog dog. In the Huainan region, it is called the rain mother. The Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) cites the Book of Huainan (Huainanzi): The jie knows when rain is coming. The jie insect is as large as a brush handle and three inches long. Locals call it the hedgehog dog. When it knows it will rain, it hides its body beneath vegetation. Also pronounced xie. The meaning is the same.