Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Stone (shí) Character: Ju Kangxi stroke count: 10 Page 828, Entry 28 Guangyun (Broad Rhymes) and Yunhui (Collection of Rhymes): Pronounced ju. Jiyun (Collection of Rhymes) and Zhengyun (Correct Rhymes): Pronounced ju. According to the Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters), it is written as ju. According to the Erya (Approaching Elegance), section on mountains: A soil formation capped with stone is called ju. According to the Book of Odes (Shijing), Zhou Nan section: Climbing that rocky hill. According to the Yunhui (Collection of Rhymes), the Shigu (Explanations of the Odes) states: A soil mountain capped with stone is difficult for travelers, hence it says the horse is exhausted and the servant is weary. Mao’s commentary states: A stone mountain capped with soil. This is incorrect.