You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Foot (zú) Character: Liè Kangxi Stroke Count: 22 Page 1235, Entry 33 In the Expanded Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun), pronounced liè. In the Collected Rhythms (Jiyun), the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), and the Corrected Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced liè. In the Jade Chapters (Yupian), to trample or tread. In the Erya (Erya), meaning to follow or trample. The commentary explains: Li Xun states that to advance forward is called liè. In the Book of Rites (Liji), to not enter from the front when stepping onto a mat is called trampling the mat (liè xí). The commentary explains: To lose proper decorum and tread upon a mat is called trampling it. In the Record on the Subject of Education (Xuéjì), it is said that learning must not skip over levels. The commentary explains: Liè means to surpass or skip over. In the Songs of Chu (Chuci), to encroach upon our battle formations and trample our ranks. The commentary notes: Liè means to trample. Sometimes also written in a variant form. In the Biography of Cui Yin in the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), to adjust one's cap, belt, and lapels. The commentary notes: Liè means to adjust or arrange.