Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Leather (gé) Yào Kangxi stroke count: 14 Page 1386, Entry 27 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yào. Jade Chapter (Yupian): The upper part of a boot. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): A curved part. Commonly refers to the shaft of a boot. History of Sui (Suishu), Treatise on Rites and Ceremonies (Liyi Zhi): Long-shafted boots, worn when hunting or traveling.