Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: 揳 Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 444, Entry 20 Pronounced xie. To be not square or regular. Also, to pinch or to plug. See also the entries for related characters. Pronounced xie. Same meaning as above. Also, to wipe away or extinguish. Pronounced xie. Similar to the character jie (clean or limit). From Xunzi, chapter Non-Physiognomy: Not to measure length, not to constrain size. Annotation: To restrict its size. Pronounced jia. Same as the character jia. To strike or hold. From Records of the Grand Historian, Biography of Money-makers: The women of Zhao and Zheng apply their makeup and strike the sounding zither. Also used interchangeably with the character for strike. From Book of the Later Han, Biography of Shentu Gang: The close officials of the Secretariat were even beaten, struck, and dragged forward.