Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Character: Xie Kangxi strokes: 21 Page 1126, Entry 46 Pronounced xie (rising tone). In the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it means the front fold of a garment, or using the front fold of a garment to carry objects. In the Literary Expositor (Erya), section on utensils, it states that gathering up the front fold of a garment is called xie. The annotation states: To tuck the upper front fold of a garment into the belt. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), Zhou South section: To gather them up in the fold of a garment.