Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Qie Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 893, Entry 01 Pronounced jia Box or chest. Book of Rites (Liji): When entering school, one strikes the box, which means to be modest in one's studies. Commentary: Striking the box means to beat a drum to alert the assembly, then opening the chest to take out the scriptures being studied. Ceremonial and Rituals (Yili) Commentary: That which is square is called a qie. Sub-commentary: Square means narrow and long. Zuo Commentary (Zuo Zhuan), Thirteenth Year of Duke Zhao: The people of Wei sent Tu Bo to present soup and a chest of brocade to Shu Xiang. Also the name of a mountain. Commentary on the Water Classic (Shuijing Zhu): Fifty miles northeast of Gaocheng, there is Qie Mountain. Also pronounced qu. Zhang Han, Rhapsody on Bean Soup: This is harvested, this is gathered, filling the round baskets and the chests. Fragrant and well-seasoned, to provide comfort to the hungry.