Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bone (gǔ) Entry: 髊 Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 1450, Entry 31 According to the Collection of Sounds and Rhymes (Jiyun), it is the same as the character for a decaying bone. According to the Jade Chapter (Yupian), it refers to a rotting bone. In the Annals of Lu (Lüshi Chunqiu), it is written: Bury the bones and inter the remains. The commentary states: That which contains bone is called this. Also, according to the Collection of Sounds and Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced cuo (level tone). It is interchangeable with the character for grinding or polishing, referring to the working of ivory or bone.