羯族 Traditional form: 羯族 Pinyin (reading): Jiézú Definitions: Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century Characters: 羯 - wether, castrated ram; deer skin 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan Traditional characters: 羯 - wether, castrated ram; deer skin 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan