羯

jié

Definitions

1. Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
2. ram, esp. gelded
3. to castrate
4. deer's skin

Words Containing 羯

• 戎羯 róng jié: ancient ethnic groups in northwestern China
• 摩羯 mó jié: Capricorn (star sign)
• 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)