Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) Han Kangxi stroke count: 10 Page 229, Entry 13 Guangyun (Broad Rhymes), Jiyun (Collected Rhymes), and Yunhui (Collection of Rhymes) all record the pronunciation as han (falling tone). Zhengyun (Corrected Rhymes) also records the pronunciation as han (falling tone). Pronounced han (falling tone). A small embankment. According to the Six Books Basic Principles (Liushu Benyi), it is a common variant form of the character for bank.