Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothes (yī) Character: ru Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 1116, Entry 10 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced ru. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced ru. Jade Chapters (Yupian): The term zhu-ru refers to worn-out, tattered clothing. Book of Changes (Yijing): Using rags as stuffing for a boat. Commentary: Rags used to stop leaks in a boat. Also in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced ru. Classified Chapters (Leipian): Silk rags. Also written as the variant form (ru). Also written as the variant form (ru).