Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) 妤 Kangxi Stroke Count: 7 Page 257, Entry 04 Pronounced yu (rising tone). Jieyu, a female official rank. Master Gu says: Jie means to be received with favor by the ruler. Yu is a title of beauty. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biographies of Imperial Relatives: Mr. Chu says: The Jieyu rank is comparable to that of a marquess. Also written in a variant form (jieyu).