Shen Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Clothing (yī)
Character: Qia
Kangxi Stroke Count: 12
Page 1115, Entry 30
Pronounced jia.
Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): A lined garment.
Jade Compendium (Yupian): A garment without padding.
Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): A lined garment.
Commentary on the Rapidly Finished Chapters (Jijiu pian zhu): Clothing with a lining is called qia.
Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): Wearing embroidered, lined, patterned garments. Note: Meaning an embroidered exterior and a patterned lining.
Autumn Inspiration Rhapsody (Qiuxing fu) by Pan Yue: To wear a lined garment.
Also pronounced jie. A curved collar.
Book of Rites (Liji): The Son of Heaven, when looking, does not look above the collar nor below the belt. Note: The curved collar of the court and sacrificial robes.
Record of Jade (Yuzao): The collar is two inches.
Also qia-lu, a secondary carriage.
Eastern Capital Rhapsody (Dongjing fu) by Zhang Heng: Coupling the flying-cloud lined carriage.
Jade Compendium (Yupian): Also written as jia.
Also pronounced qia. The same meaning.
Also pronounced qia. A seam in a garment. One source states it is a neckband.