Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Field (tián) Entry: Zha Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 766, Entry 12 Pronounced cha. According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is cha. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it is an ancient agricultural tool, a shovel used for winnowing wheat. The Literary Expositor (Erya), in the chapter on utensils (Shiqi), refers to it as zha. It is also pronounced bie (falling-rising tone), with the same sound as bie. It is also pronounced qie (rising tone), with the same sound as qie. It is also pronounced cha (entering tone), with the same sound as cha. The meaning is the same in all cases.