Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 434, Entry 12 According to the Sound Collection (Jiyun), pronounced bu. The term bu-lu means to gather or to collect. Also pronounced pu. Identical to the character bu. The term bu-lu refers to clearing away disordered grass. Also pronounced zhi. Means to strike or to beat.