Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Leather (gé) 鞢 Kangxi stroke count: 18 Page 1389, Entry 08 Pronounced xie (falling tone). In the Expanded Dictionary of Sounds and Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is defined as a saddle accessory. In the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is noted as equipment for a horse. In the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is defined as an item worn by those skilled in archery and charioteering.