Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 7 Page 418, Entry 07 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced kou. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced kou. To strike or knock. Book of Jin (Jinshu), Biography of Zhang Hua: On the shore of Linping in Wujun, a stone drum appeared. Zhang Hua said: If one takes paulownia wood from Shu, carves it into the shape of a fish, and strikes it, it will sound. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced kou. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui): Pronounced kou. The meaning is the same. Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen): To lead a horse. Originally written in a variant form. Frequently written as knock (kou).