Chen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Weapon (shū) Page 587, Entry 20 Pronounced hui (rising tone) According to the Explanation of Writing (Shuowen), it refers to one hu of rice pounded into eight dou. It is also used interchangeably with the character for chisel (zao). In the Commentary on the Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), regarding the entry for grain food not being refined, the commentary explains that the word for chisel refers to fine rice. The Dictionary of Characters (Zilin) writes this as the current character, pronounced jue (rising tone). The Huainan Masters (Huainanzi) writes it as grain food not being refined, with a commentary noting that the character is pronounced hui (rising tone) and means fine. According to this, it is understood that the meanings of the character for chisel and this character are fundamentally the same, though the pronunciations differ. The Explanation of Writing separates the two, defining this character as one hu of rice pounded into eight dou, and another character as one hu of rice pounded into nine dou. Based on this definition, this character indicates a finer grade of rice. Pronounced zuo Pronounced cu (rising tone) Also synonymous with the character for refined rice, as defined above. Also written in variant forms.