Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) Entry: 埃 Kangxi Stroke Count: 10 Page 229, Entry 19 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collection Rhyme (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced ai (level tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Dust. Whenever wind blows and raises sand, it is called ai. Book of Han (Hanshu), Biography of the Thirteen Kings of Jing: The sky was dim and the day was like night, covered in dust. Book of the Later Han (Houhanshu), Biographies of Recluses: Like a cicada shedding its skin amidst the clamor and dust of the world. Also pronounced yi (level tone). Chu Ci, The Fisherman (Yufu): How can one with a body of purity submit to being covered by the dust of the mundane world? Rhymes with yi (level tone). Zhu Xi Commentary: In historical texts, the term for dust is sometimes written as wenhuo. Wenhuo denotes a state of being dim-witted and confused. If one follows the historical texts, then wen is pronounced pu (entering tone) and huo is pronounced guo (entering tone), with the two characters rhyming with each other.