Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Character: dou Kangxi stroke count: 8 Page 422, Entry 01 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state it is pronounced dou. Dou-sou: the appearance of movement or activity. Dialect (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong: In the eastern Qi region, people say "pu-ban," which is like saying "dou-sou" in the Qin and Jin regions. Annotation by Guo Pu: This refers to the act of shaking off one's lethargy to search for items. See the entry for sou for further details.