Wei Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Meat (ròu)
肚
Kangxi strokes: 9
Page 974, Entry 06
Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced du (level tone).
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced du (rising tone).
Interpretation: Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) defines it as the abdomen. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) defines it as the stomach. Correct Meaning Thoroughfare (Zhengzitong) notes it is the common colloquial term. Erudite Conversations (Boya) also refers to it by this name.
Additionally, according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced du (rising tone). The meaning remains the same.
Additionally, according to Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced du (falling tone). Correct Meaning Thoroughfare (Zhengzitong) notes a dialectal pronunciation similar to du.
In a poem by Han Yu: Intestines and stomach are stirred and fried. Annotation: Pronounced du (falling tone).