Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) 锄 Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 1308, Entry 01 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced chú. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced chú. Commentary to the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), Year 33 of Duke Xi: To weed is to hoe. Explication of Texts (Shiwen): Originally also written as chú. Verses of Chu (Chu Ci), Divination: Is it better to clear the weeds and grass, and plow with one's own strength? Explication of Names (Shiming): Hoe means to assist; it removes weeds to assist the crops in growing. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced zhuó. Same as chú. Chúwǔ is also written as chúwǔ.