Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Xie Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 396, Entry 36 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced xie (falling tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced xie (falling tone) Extensive Elegance (Boya): To be afraid. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): To intimidate one another through the use of force. Also written as a variant form (xie). The character is composed of the radical for flesh and the character for flank.