Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sound (yīn) Character: Hu Kangxi Stroke Count: 23 Page 1398, Entry 07 Pronounced hu. According to the Extensive Dictionary of Rhymes (Guangyun), it is the name of a musical performance from the time of the Shang dynasty ruler Tang. The Extensive Dictionary of Rhymes (Guangyun) notes that in the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), it is written as huo. According to the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), it is also written as hu.