Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Grain (hé) Character: chou Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 855, Entry 19 Pronounced chou. Shuowen Jiezi: Meaning many. Guangyun: Dense and crowded. Zengyun: Compact and tight. Also refers to thick and dense. Zhan Guo Ce: Referring to documents that are redundant and complex. Shu Xi, Bu Hua Shu Shi: The millet plant produces dense flowers. Also refers to a place name. Bei Shi, Wei Benji: In the second month of the third year of Yongxi, the emperor arrived at Chousang. Also a surname. Qian Han Shu, Gongchen Biao: Marquis of Changle, Chou Diao. Zengyun: Used interchangeably with the character for silk/bound (chou). Book of Odes (Shijing), Xiaoya: Hair that is dense and straight. Jian: Chou means dense. Jiyun: Pronounced tiao. Zhuangzi, Tianxia: It can be said to be properly harmonized and able to reach the Way. Note: Pronounced tiao. Originally also written with the character for adjust/tune (tiao). Jiyun: Pronounced tiao. The appearance of swaying. Qian Han Shu, Yang Xiong Zhuan: The world is in a state of unrest. Note: Chou is pronounced tiao. Textual research: In the poem Bu Hua Shu Shi by Shu Xi, the original text for millet flowers has been corrected from the order in the source.