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羯 [jié] 1. A wether; specifically, a castrated male sheep. 羯羊 2. An ancient ethnic group in northern China, a branch of the Xiongnu. 羯族, 羯鼓 3. Wether; refers to a castrated male sheep, generally making reference to sheep. 羯（名）：阉过的公羊，泛指羊 ([En.] wether) 例: 羯膻（羊臊气） 4. An ancient ethnic name in China ([En.] Jie nationality). Originating from the Xiaoyuezhi; previously a part of the Xiongnu. During the Wei and Jin periods, they lived scattered in Shangdang County (present-day various counties near Lucheng, Shanxi), cohabiting with Han people, engaging in agriculture, and were enslaved by Han landlords, referred to as "Jie Hu." They believed in "Hu Tian." During the Jin period, the Jie people, led by Shile, established the Later Zhao regime, one of the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms. 例: 羯胡（旧时用以泛称来自北方的外族） 5. To castrate ([En.]: castrate). 羯（动）：阉割 引: 清·翟灏《通俗编》：羯鸡，阉鸡也。