Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Character: Xie Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 267, Entry 19 According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collection Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), the pronunciation is xue. According to Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is also xue. In Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it is defined as to slight. Another definition is to be overly familiar or to be irreverent. History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Records of the Five Elements: When the yang and the rainbow peer through the center and focus on the exterior, and husband and wife are not respectful, this is called being overly familiar. Biography of Mei Cheng: His son, Gao, was good at writing rhapsodies that were insolent and playful, and for this reason, he became an overly familiar and favored associate of the nobility. Biography of Yuan Yan in the History of the Later Han (Houhan): When superiors and inferiors are overly familiar and disrespectful, it diminishes dignity. Jia Shan's Supreme Discourses (Zhiyan): In ancient times, high officials were not overly familiar. Note: The characters nie, xie, and xie are interchangeable in ancient texts.