You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) 18 strokes Page 1178, Entry 24 Pronounced she. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means to chatter. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it refers to picking up and repeating the speech of others. It also appears in personal names, such as Yuzhe, found in the Song History (Song Shi) genealogy of the imperial clan. Additionally, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced zhi. The compound word zhezhe refers to being talkative. It is also pronounced die (entering tone), with the same meaning. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), this is the original form of the character.