Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Tooth (chǐ) Kangxi strokes: 21 Page 1533, Entry 37 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xue (entering tone). Approaching Nearness (Erya), Explanation of Beasts: When a sheep does this, it is called xie. Guo commentary: In the Jiangdong region today, people call the action of chewing the cud xie. Also pronounced ye (falling tone). It is what sheep eat. Also written in a variant form (xue). Textual research: Approaching Nearness (Erya), Explanation of Beasts: When a sheep does this, it is called xie. Guo commentary: In the Jiangdong region today, people call the action of chewing the cud xie. According to the original text, the character tiao has been corrected to chi.