Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Wood (mù) Entry: 榸 Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 545, Entry 04 Pronounced jie. Dead tree root. Extracted from Sounds Category (Shenglei). Also, in Six Writings Origin (Liushugu), the term zhuang is commonly referred to as jie. It is a shift in sound. In Standard Dictionary (Zhengzitong), it is noted that the sounds of jie and zhuang are distinct but the meanings are the same.