Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: Gong Kangxi stroke count: 10 Page 428, Entry 03 Pronounced gong (rising tone). Explaining Writing (Shuowen): Two hands sharing the same wooden shackle. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Office of Autumn, Chief of Prisoners: For superior crimes, bind the hands with shackles and the feet with leg-irons. Commentary: Gong means two hands sharing a single piece of wood. When on the hands it is called gu, when on the feet it is called zhi. Also pronounced ju. Also pronounced kong (rising tone). Also pronounced ju (entering tone). The meaning is the same. Note: The pronunciation ju (entering tone) in the Wu rhyme is similar to the pronunciation ju (entering tone) in the Wo rhyme; they should be carefully distinguished. Explaining Writing (Shuowen): Sometimes also written with the wood radical. Long Notes (Changjian): Gong looks like hun or gong, it should properly be written with the wood radical.