Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Entry: qie Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 1082, Entry 29 Pronounced qie. Qie-ying, a type of insect. Also pronounced jie. Jade Chapter (Yupian): Qie-gou, an insect resembling a cicada but smaller. Also pronounced nie. Classified Chapters (Leipian): Equivalent to the character nie. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Treatise on the Celestial Offices: Those that are qie resemble a broken banner. Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Sometimes written in a variant form.