Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Radical (bù) Page 123, Entry 04 Pronounced lou (falling tone). Gathering of Rhymes (Jiyun) states it is pronounced lou (falling tone). Explaining the Characters and Writing (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as escaping from the side. Another interpretation identifies it as a type of winnowing basket tool. The Jade Chapter (Yupian) defines it as hiding by turning the body to the side. Sometimes also written in a variant form (lou).