Usage of the character 羯
Jié
羯
[羯]
- Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
jié
羯
[羯]
- ram, esp. gelded
- to castrate
- deer's skin
Róng Jié
戎羯
[戎羯]
- ancient ethnic groups in northwestern China
Jiéhú
羯胡
[羯胡]
- Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
jiégǔ
羯鼓
[羯鼓]
- double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist
Jiézú
羯族
[羯族]
- Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
Mójié
摩羯
[摩羯]
- Capricorn (star sign)
- northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴
jiémó
羯磨
[羯磨]
- karma (loanword)
jiéyáng
羯羊
[羯羊]
- wether (castrated ram)
Mójiézuò
摩羯座
[摩羯座]
- Capricornus
Mójiézuò
魔羯座
[魔羯座]
- Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
jiégǔcuīhuā
羯鼓催花
[羯鼓催花]
- drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom