Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Short-tailed bird (zhuī) Character: Chou Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 1367, Entry 53 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced chou. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced chou. Sound is chou. Explanation of Writing (Shuowen): Two birds together. Derived from two short-tailed bird characters. Approaching Refinement (Erya), Explanation of Insects (Shichong): Chou refers to the chou silk moth. Commentary: Feeds on the leaves of the ailanthus tree. Explanation of Text (Shiwen): Pronounced chou.