Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 20 Page 462, Entry 01 Pronounced long (rising tone). To hold, to plunder. Another meaning is to twist or manipulate, used in reference to drinking rules. Also pronounced long. To manage or put in order. Zheng says: derived from the transfer-annotation principle of character formation. The Orthography Thoroughly Explained (Zhengzitong) states that the division of this character into two in the Outline of the Six Scripts is incorrect.