Chou Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Woman (nǚ)
Entry: Chuo
Kangxi Stroke Count: 10
Page 262, Entry 14
Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced chuo.
Explanations:
Shuowen (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): The appearance of being cautious.
Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Shentu Jia: Since the death of Shentu Jia, those who served as chancellor were merely cautious, modest, and self-restrained, serving only to fill the position.
Book of Han (Hanshu): Written as chuo. Also written as chuochuo.
It also refers to chuo, which means a garrison commander. This is a type of military officer title.
Book of the Later Han (Houhanshu), Biography of the Prince of Zhongshan Yan: Emperor Ming replied that currently the five vassal states were each allocated one hundred official cavalrymen, known as chuo.
Book of Tang (Tangshu), Treatise: A garrison commander (shouzhuo) leads one thousand men. Zhuo is the same as chuo.
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced cha. The appearance of being orderly.