In Jiyun (Jiyun), the pronunciation is indicated using the method of joining the sounds of two characters, resulting in the pronunciation zhuo. It means to hew or to carve. Sometimes it is also written in a variant form (shuo). It is also phonetically indicated using another method of joining two characters, resulting in the pronunciation dou. Originally written as dou, it refers to a small hole. Another interpretation is that it means to cut. Zi Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Knife (dāo) Page 140, Entry 05