Yin Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Corpse (shī) Jiao Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 304, Entry 02 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state the pronunciation is jiao. Rhyme Collection (Yunhui) states the pronunciation is jiao. The sound is jiao. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): A shoe. Derived from the character for leather shoe with the radical simplified, and jiao acting as the phonetic component. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Straw sandals. Expanded Rhymes (Zengyun): Those made of wood are called ji, those made of hemp are called jiao. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Fan Sui: Yu Qing wore straw sandals and carried an umbrella; once he saw the King of Zhao, he was appointed as a high minister. Correct Meaning Guide (Zhengzitong): Pronounced ju. Meaning and Pronunciation of Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi Yinyi): Jiao is an item used to line the inside of a shoe. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Also written as the variant form qiao. Wang Bao, Ode to the Sage Ruler for Obtaining Virtuous Ministers: Leave behind coarse food and take off the straw sandals. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes also written in a variant form (qiao). Also written as the variant forms (qiao) and (jue).