You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Horn (jiǎo) Kangxi Strokes: 20 Page 1143, Entry 01 In ancient script. Pronounced chu. According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), it is pronounced chu. It is a checked tone. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Chinese Characters (Shuowen), it means to strike or collide. From the Book of Changes (Yijing): A ram strikes a fence. From the History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Records of Emperor Yuan: To abandon ritual and righteousness is to collide with the law. From Xunzi, Discussion on Military Affairs: Those who strike it will have their horns broken. From the Yangzi, Great Mystery (Taixuan Jing): The stars and constellations do not collide with one another. Also, according to the Jade Compendium (Yupian), it means to rely upon or occupy. According to the Augmented Rhymes (Zengyun), it means to defile or stain. Also, there is the term touching-garment. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu), the crotch of trousers is also known as touching-garment. Also, it appears in personal names. From the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), 11th Year of Duke Xiang: The people of Zheng bribed the Marquis of Jin with the musician Chu. The commentary notes this is the name of a music master. Also, it is a surname. From the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), House of Zhao: The left minister Chu Long. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced chu (falling tone). It also means to strike. From Yang Xiong, Rhapsody on the Feathered Hunt (Yulie Fu): The binding of swift birds is exceeded, the striking and colliding of rhinoceros and wild buffalo, the grappling and clawing of bears and grizzlies, the soaring and urgency of tigers and leopards. The character ye is pronounced ju. Scholars of the period read it as such. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also written in a variant form (cu). Textual Research: In the Rhapsody on the Hunt (Xiaolie Fu) by Yang Xiong, the text mentions the binding of swift birds and the striking and colliding of rhinoceros and buffalo. We have corrected the reference to the Rhapsody on the Feathered Hunt (Yulie Fu) to conform with the original book.