羯 jié

wether, castrated ram; deer skin

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DEFINITIONS

  • wether, castrated ram
  • deer skin
  • Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
  • ram, esp. gelded
  • to castrate
  • deer's skin

STROKES

WORDS

戎羯 róng jié ancient ethnic groups in northwestern China
摩羯 mó jié Capricorn (star sign); northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴
摩羯座 mó jié zuò Capricornus
羯族 jié zú Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
羯磨 jié mó karma (loanword)
羯羊 jié yáng wether (castrated ram)
羯胡 jié hú Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
羯鼓 jié gǔ double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist
羯鼓催花 jié gǔ cuī huā drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom
魔羯座 mó jié zuò Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
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