Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Salt (lǔ) Entry: cuó Kangxi strokes: 21 Page 1507, Entry 01 Pronounced cuó Pronounced cuó According to the Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen jiezi), it means salty. In the Henei region, it is called quan; people in Pei describe it as cuo. In the Record of Rites (Liji), it is written: Salt is called xian cuo. Commentary: Great salt is like cuo, the deep flavor of salt. Also, according to the Collected Rimes (Jiyun), pronounced quan. The meaning is the same. According to the Collected Rimes (Jiyun), it is also written as quan. The form cuo is considered incorrect.