Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) Character: 壔 Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 241, Entry 11 Pronounced dao (rising tone) According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced dao (rising tone). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it means a fortress. Another definition is high earth. In the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is written in its original form. In the Correct Character Guide (Zhengzitong), it is interchangeable with the characters pronounced dao (rising tone).