Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 982, Entry 02 Pronounced xie Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): The two sides of the torso. Yupian (Jade Chapters): The two sides of the body, left and right. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): The chest and sides. Zengyun (Additional Rhymes): Below the armpits. Book of Rites (Zhouli), Heaven Officials, commentary on mincemeat and fish paste: Bo means shoulder, which refers to the sides. Discourses of the States (Jinyu): When Chong'er passed through Cao, he heard that the ruler had joined ribs and wished to observe this physical trait. Zhengzitong (Correct Character Dictionary): In the carcass of a sacrificial animal, the front is called the dai-xie, the middle is called the chang-xie, and the back is called the duan-xie. Zhengyun (Standard Rhymes): To threaten, meaning to terrorize people using power or force. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Expedition of Yin: Exterminate their ringleaders, but those who followed under duress shall not be punished. Sub-commentary: Those who were coerced and followed, resisting the royal forces, are not to be held accountable for their crimes. Great Speech (Taishi): Coercing the power of authority to destroy one another. Sub-commentary: To borrow the mandate of authority held by those above in order to coerce others. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Qin: The guide rings on the sides drive the carriage. Commentary: Side-driving refers to the harness equipment used to keep the horses in line. To gather or collect. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qianhan), Biography of Wang Mang: When it moves or remains still, it gathers and collects, and the myriad things are born. Commentary: Shigu said that xie means to collect. To reproach or demand. Gongyang Commentary (Gongyangzhuan), 25th Year of Duke Zhuang: They encircled the altar with a red silk cord; some say this was to coerce them. Commentary: To coerce them has the same meaning as to demand something from them. Xie-dun, a type of shield. Guanzi (The Book of Master Guan), Young Officials Chapter: The military honors the xie-dun. Commentary: It represents the closing shield of the season's nature; some say it is worn at the side. Pronounced xie To obstruct. Pronounced xi Xie-jian, to shrug the shoulders and retract the body. Sometimes also written in a variant form (xié).