Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) Chou Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 119, Entry 06 Ancient script. Pronounced chou. The meaning is multitude, peers, or the same kind. Book of Old Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced chou. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Anthology (Yunhui): Pronounced chou. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced chou. As seen in the Preface to Remembering the Past by Emperor Yuan of Liang: Climbing mountains and facing water, calling friends and companions. As seen in the Chu Elegies (Chuci), Wang Yi commentary: Two people make a pair, four people make a group. Also written in a variant form (chou). As seen in the History of the Former Han (Qianhan shu), Biography of Han Xin: His peers numbered thirteen. Also signifies who. As seen in Master Yang's Model Sayings (Fayan): Who can achieve this? The same as (chou). Also, in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced dao. The same as (tao). Explanatory Dictionary (Shuowen): Refers to a covering or screen. Dictionary of Jade (Yupian): The meaning is to conceal. Also, following the rhyme (chu), pronounced chu. As seen in Han Yu, Epitaph for Lady Lu: In the past, virtuous, wise, and bright women, some were painted in images, others recorded in books. Alas, this lady, who can be compared to her?