Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Knife (dāo) Pronounced jü (falling tone) Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 144, Entry 01 Pronounced jü (falling tone) Pronounced jü (falling tone) To cut or wound with a sharp instrument. The character is composed of the "knife" radical, with "sui" as the phonetic component. To cut. From "Book of Rites (Liji) - Pin Yi": A gentleman compares virtue to jade; its edges are distinct but do not cut, symbolizing righteousness. Also used as a personal name. "Book of Han (Hanshu) - Gu Jin Ren Biao" records Cao Gui of the State of Lu.