Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Cliff (hàn). Character: zhé. Kangxi Dictionary stroke count: 5. Page 160, Line 20. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) indicates the phonetic notation as zhì and gé, pronounced the same as zhé. It means to spread out or expand. Jade Chapters (Yupian) states it is also written in the form zhé, meaning to spread open or expand.