Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bù) Hou Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 776, Entry 18 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced hou Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced hou Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): A wart or excrescence. Correct Meaning Compilation (Zhengzitong): A small wart, commonly referred to as a houzi. Medical Texts (Fangshu): Equal parts of Kochia scoparia and alum, decocted into a wash; after washing several times, the warts will completely disappear.