Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: 攂 Kangxi Stroke Count: 19 Page 461, Entry 36 Pronounced lèi. To beat a drum rapidly. Also written as [variant form]. It also refers to rotating stones. According to the Old History of the Tang Dynasty (Tangshu), in the biography of Li Guangbi, houses were dismantled to construct stone-throwing engines; each engine required two hundred men to pull. Wherever the stones landed, they often struck dozens of people. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), also pronounced léi. To grind or crush objects. Same as the character [variant form]. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian) and the Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), also written as lèi. See the entry for lèi for further details.