Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 431, Entry 22 Pronounced zuò Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Simple and Analyzing Compound Characters): To break or destroy. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Winter Official, Artificers Record: In the bending of the rim, the exterior should not be sharp, and the interior should not be broken. Commentary: Broken means fractured. Mencius: If one thought that a single hair was broken by another, it would be as if they were whipped in the marketplace. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biographies of Harsh Officials: The Governor of Shu, Feng, was violently oppressive. Commentary: Being cruel and oppressive in order to break the spirit of others. Also, pronounced zuò: To grasp or to seize. Songs of Chu (Chuci), Summoning the Soul: Grasping the dregs and drinking the chilled wine, the refined liquor is clear and cool. Commentary: Seizing and removing the dregs, while taking only the clear and pure liquid. Also, pronounced zā: To break. Artificers Record: The interior should not be broken. Li Gui reads it as such. Also, pronounced zā: To press down. Zhuangzi, In the World of Men: Pressing the needle to mend the clothing. Also, pronounced cuò: A variant form of a character meaning to break or injure. Zengyun (Expanded Rhymes): To chop or to hew.