Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Cuo Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 1306, Entry 01 Pronounced cuo. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): A type of small iron cauldron. Yupian: Cuo is a small iron cauldron. Boya: A metal pot with ears is called cuo. Also pronounced zu. Meaning is the same. Sometimes written in a variant form (zu). Also pronounced cuo. Meaning is the same. Guangyun: In the Sichuan region, it is called gu. Du Fu Poems: Earth pot cold, light smoke scattering. Note: Cuo is pronounced cuo. People of Sichuan call a cauldron a cuo. Also interchangeable with cuo (meaning to suppress or defeat). Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), House of Chu: The army was defeated at Lantian.