Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Halberd (gē) Kangxi stroke count: 6 Page 411, Entry 06 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced shu. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced shu, similar to the departing tone of shu. Explanation in Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): To guard the frontier. Literary Approximations (Erya): To obstruct. Commentary: To garrison or guard, used to stop bandits and thieves. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): To station troops. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes (Xiao Ya): The place where I am stationed is not yet determined. Additionally, Standard Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced shu, similar to the sound of shu. The meaning is the same.