Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Kneeling Man (jié) Kangxi strokes: 8; Page 159, Entry 24 Pronounced si-yè, fourth tone. From the Shuowen Jiezi (Shuōwén Jiězì), "to unharness carts and release horses." Also from the Zengyun (Zēngyùn), "to take off clothes and unfasten armor is called xiè. Boatmen unloading cargo is also called xiè."