Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Character: Chu Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 1121, Entry 21 Pronounced zhu. To pad or stuff clothing. Also means a pouch or bag. In the Biography of Zhao Tuo, King of Nanyue, from the History of the Former Han (Hanshu), it is written: Upper-grade padded robes numbering fifty, middle-grade padded robes numbering thirty, and lower-grade padded robes numbering twenty were gifted to the King. The commentator Yan Shigu states: Clothing padded with silk floss is called chu. It also means to store. In the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), Year 30 of Duke Xiang, it is written: Take my robes and headgear and store them. It also refers to the covering for a coffin. In the Book of Rites (Liji), section on the mourning customs (Tan Gong), it is written: The funeral tent with a red lining. The commentary states: Using a red curtain as a covering is called chu. Also pronounced chu. To make clothing. Also a surname. In the Discourses of a Recluse (Qianfu Lun), it states the Chu family are descendants of the Chu-shi clan, all of whom are of the Ji surname of the Zheng state. According to the Comprehensive Treatises (Tongzhi), section on clans and lineages, the Chu family is the same as the Chu-shi clan; during the Han dynasty, Chu Da served as the Chancellor of Liang, and during the reigns of Emperors Yuan and Cheng, there was Master Chu Shaosun, who was renowned for his Confucian scholarship. Also pronounced zhe. To clothe in red. In the Regional Speech (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, it is noted that soldiers are called chu.