Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Stone (shí) Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 832, Entry 03 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced lu (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi: The appearance of a stone. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced luo (falling tone). Refers to uneven stone ground. Also: Pronounced lu (falling tone). Refers to a stone that is bluish-green in color. Also: Used interchangeably with the character meaning to record. Lulu: The appearance of following along. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Harsh Officials, Appended Commentary: The Nine Ministers followed their duties in a mediocre manner. Annotations to the Analects of Confucius (Lunyu zhu): Lulu, describing mediocre people. Also: Laozi, Classic of the Way and Virtue (Daodejing): One should not wish to be like a precious jade stone. Annotation: A metaphor for being rare.