Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) Entry: Yi Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 235, Entry 12 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) state it is pronounced mi. Explanation from the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): The meaning is to plaster or smear. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan): Plastering the guesthouse. Refer to the previous annotation for the character for trowel.