Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Mountain (shān) Xie Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 320, Entry 38 Pronounced xie (falling-rising tone). Refers to mountain streams. Zuo Si, Rhapsody on the Capital of Wu (Wudu Fu): The streams of Xie are secluded among the ridges. Annotation: Small mountains separated from a large mountain are called xie. Also refers to the name of a mountain valley. Outline of the Comprehensive Mirror (Tongjian Gangmu): The Yellow Emperor ordered Ling Lun to go to the valley of Xiexiao to collect bamboo. Also used as a variant form (zhuàn) for the character jie. Book of Han (Qianhan Shu), Treatises on Harmonics and Calendars: The Yellow Emperor sent Ling Lun to Jie Valley to collect bamboo. Annotation: Meng Kang states: Jie means to shed or detach. Gu refers to bamboo channels. It means to collect bamboo without hooked joints, where the skin has shed. Another theory states it is the name of a valley north of the Kunlun Mountains. Also pronounced in the departing tone (qùshēng). Pronounced xie (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Also pronounced xi (falling-rising tone). Ma Rong, Rhapsody on Guangcheng (Guangcheng Song): Passing through the prickly ash and trifoliate orange trees, exploring the deep valleys and secluded xie.