Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: Ye Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 460, Entry 12 Pronounced ye. Pronounced ye. Pronounced the same as ye. It carries the meaning of ye. Sometimes written in a variant form (ya), and also written as (na). It is interchangeable with (xie). Additionally, pronounced yi. It is identical to (ya). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to people ridiculing and teasing each other. Sometimes simplified as (chuai).