Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) 摏; Kangxi stroke count: 15; Page 449, Entry 15 Pronounced chong. Meaning: to strike, to ram, or to pound. Commentary from the Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan) regarding the eleventh year of the reign of Duke Wen: When they captured Qiaoru of the Changdi tribe, Fufu Zhongsheng used a spear to strike his throat. Also written in the variant form chong.