Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 10 Page 428, Entry 19 Pronounced xie (falling tone). According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Gathering (Yunhui), the pronunciation is the same as the word for "flank." According to the Explaining Graphs (Shuowen), it is defined as folding. Another interpretation is that it means to pull or drag. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Standard Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is also pronounced la (entering tone), with the same meaning as the word for "pull." Sometimes also written in a variant form (xie). Also written in a variant form. See the detailed entry for the word "pull."