Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Entry: ru Kangxi Stroke Count: 13 Page 268, Entry 10 Pronounced ru. According to the Rhyme Dictionary (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is the same as the character for insult. The meaning is sluggish or lazy. Furthermore, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also pronounced nu. The meaning is the same.