Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Black (xuán) Entry: Lú Kangxi Stroke Count: 11 Page 726, Entry 01 Pronounced lú. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means black. According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), it refers to a black bow. According to the Zuo Commentary (Zuo Zhuan), in the twenty-eighth year of Duke Xi, the King bestowed upon the Marquis of Jin a black bow and a thousand arrows.