Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Entry: Du Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 273, Entry 28 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state the pronunciation is du. Shuowen Jiezi states it means to treat with disrespect or to insult. Discourse of the States (Zhouyu) says: If a feudal lord abandons his wife and engages in licentiousness with the Xia clan, is this not an insult to his own clan. Sometimes also written in a variant form (dú).