Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 982, Entry 14 Pronounced xie (falling tone). According to the Explaining and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): The two sides of the torso. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian): The two sides of the body, left and right. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): The chest and the sides. According to the Expanded Rhymes (Zengyun): Under the armpits. Book of Rites (Zhouli), Heavenly Offices, Preserved Pig and Minced Fish, Commentary: Pat means the shoulder blades, referring to the sides. Discourses of the States (Jinyu): When Chong'er passed through Cao, he heard that the ruler had fused ribs and wished to see him. According to the Correct Character Guide (Zhengzitong): Regarding the body of sacrificial animals, the front part is called the side of the lineage, the middle is the long side, and the rear is the short side. According to the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): To coerce or intimidate someone using power. Book of Documents (Shujing), Expedition of Yin: Destroy the ringleaders, and do not punish those who followed under coercion. Commentary: Those who were coerced and followed, opposing the royal army, are not to be punished for their crimes. Great Declaration (Taishi): Coercing through power and authority to destroy one another. Commentary: Using authority from above to threaten others. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Qin: The roaming rings press the sides. Commentary: Pressing the sides refers to careful control of the driving equipment to prevent the horses from entering. Also, to draw in or contract. History of the Former Han (Qianhanshu), Biography of Wang Mang: In movement and stillness, everything contracts and withdraws, and the ten thousand things are born. Commentary: Shigu says that xie means to gather in or contract. Also, to demand. Gongyang Commentary (Gongyangzhuan), 25th Year of Duke Zhuang: Using red silk to surround the altar, some say this is to demand something. Commentary: To demand is synonymous with making a request. Also, a type of shield named the side-shield. Guanzi, Chapter on Young Officials: The military prizes the side-shield. Commentary: It resembles the closing of shields in natural cycles; some place it at the side. Pronounced qie (falling tone): To hinder. Also pronounced xi (entering tone): To shrug the shoulders and hunch the body. Sometimes also written in a variant form (xie).