Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Tooth (chǐ) Kangxi strokes: 20 Page 1533, Entry 12 According to Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced shi. It means to chew the cud. Also, pronounced ye. The meaning is the same. Also, according to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Meeting (Yunhui), pronounced xue. According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it refers to a sheep chewing. According to Jade Chapters (Yupian), it refers to a sheep chewing grass. According to Progressing Toward Elegance (Erya), in the section Explaining Beasts (Shishou), for a sheep, it is called xue. According to Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also written in a variant form (xie).