Chou Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Earth (tǔ). Kangxi stroke count: 15. Page 239, Entry 11. Pronounced duo. Same as destroy. According to the Explaining and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is written as sui. Destroying city walls is called sui. Also written as sui. In the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu), it refers to the destruction of the cities of Hou, Cheng, and Fei. In the Essays on the Faults of Qin (Guo Qin Lun) by Jia Yi, it refers to destroying famous cities. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Emperor Gaozu, it describes soldiers having fingers fall off. Also, in Buddhist terminology, it refers to a food offering, meaning food dropped into an alms bowl. In Sanskrit, this is called pindapata. One also says pindaya. In Chinese, it means a round portion, referring to a portion of food obtained by begging. Also interchangeable with lazy. In the Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances, it says: In the final month of autumn, to perform the ordinances of spring will cause the people's energy to dissipate and become lazy. In the Han Feizi, Five Vermin chapter, it says: Those who are extravagant and lazy will be poor. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Sima Xiangru, it says: Do not dare to be negligent or lazy. The commentary notes that this is the same as lazy. Also pronounced hui. The meaning is the same. Also pronounced duo. Refers to a hairstyle resembling a loose bun. Also rhymes with chu. In the Poem on the Sacred Virtues of the Yuanhe Era (Yuanhe Shengde Shi) by Han Yu, it says: The masses of music startle and create, roaring and thundering, fusing and smelting. Purple flames breathe and pant, as high spirits descend from above. Here, the pronunciation of the character for smelt rhymes with the word for together. Also the same as sui. Same as the character for destroy. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Emperor Gaozu, it says: The King of Han pushed and caused his two children to fall. In the Biography of Jia Yi, it says: The Prince of Liang fell from his horse. The character for fall originally uses the radical for mound, not the radical for follow.