Chinese words starting with 羯 (jié) 羯 dictionary entry 6 words. 羯(jié)鼓(gǔ) double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist 羯(jié)羊(yáng) wether 羯(jié)鼓(gǔ)催(cuī)花(huā) drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom 羯(jié)族(zú) Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century 羯(jié)磨(mó) karma 羯(jié)胡(hú) Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century