Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Animal track (róu) Xie Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 848, Entry 11 Pronounced xue. Identical to xie and xie. In the History of the Former Han (Qianhan shu), xie is used for the Minister of Instruction. Furthermore, in the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen jiezi), it refers to the name of an insect. It is a pictograph.