Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Say (yué) 曳 Kangxi strokes: 6 Page 502, Entry 04 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced ye (falling tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced ye (falling tone). Explanation of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): To pull or drag. Book of Changes (Yijing), Kui Hexagram: Seeing the carriage dragged, its ox pulled back. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Tang (Tangfeng): You have robes and skirts, yet you do not drag them, you do not let them trail. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Rites of Official Meetings: One who holds the jade shall walk with slow, measured steps, lifting the front of the garment and dragging the heels. Also a river name. Categorized Texts (Leipian): In the Western Rong territories, there is a river named Ye-die. Explanation of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Originally written as the variant form (ye). The character is formed using the radical for mortar (jiu).