Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi strokes: 24 Page 464, Entry 27 Pronounced dang (rising tone). Explaining the Characters (Shuowen): To gather in groups. Commonly written as dang. Also pronounced tang (rising tone). To strike. Now commonly used as the character for resisting or blocking. To obstruct or prevent. Also pronounced huang (rising tone). Also means to strike. Alternatively, to push or move forward. Yang Xiong's Regional Speech (Fangyan): Yin means to push. In the languages of the Yuan, Yong, and You regions, it is sometimes called dang. Guo Pu's commentary: People in the Jiangdong region also call pushing dang. Also pronounced zhang (rising tone). Same meaning. Also pronounced kuang (falling tone). To beat or strike. Sometimes written as kuo.