Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Cow (niú) Character: Luo Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 703, Entry 12 Pronounced luo According to the Explanation of Graphs (Shuowen), it refers to a variegated cow. Formed from the radical for cow, with a simplified phonetic component for lao. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), variegated luo describes a cow with multicolored markings. According to the Expanded Glosses (Guangya), ding luo is a type of bovine. In the Rhapsody on the Shanglin Park (Shanglin Fu) by Sima Xiangru, it is written as: red jade that is variegated and spotted. The commentary by Sima Biao states: variegated and spotted refers to colored dots. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Celestial Offices Treatise, it is written as: these are the prominent and clearly defined ones. The Suoyin commentary states: luo luo refers to matters that are clear and distinct. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), zhuo luo. According to the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), zhuo luo means surpassing and exceptional. In the Discourse on the Canon (Dianyin) by Ban Gu, it is written as: surpassing and exceptional across the various regions. Also used as a personal name. In the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), 32nd Year of Duke Zhuang, there is the groom Luo. According to the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), pronounced le. Refers to the variegated color of a cow.