Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 434, Entry 06 According to the Sound Anthology (Jiyun) and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), it is pronounced sun. It is identical to the character for being respectful. Another interpretation is to move upward. It also denotes an action. Originally written as a variant form. According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and the Sound Anthology (Jiyun), it is pronounced shu. It is identical in sound to the character for sparse. It means to dress or to bundle. According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), it is pronounced shu, and according to the Sound Anthology (Jiyun) and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), it is pronounced shu. It is identical in sound to the character for number. According to the Sound Anthology (Jiyun), it is pronounced shu (departing tone). The meaning is the same. According to the Sound Anthology (Jiyun) and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), it is pronounced shu. It is identical to the character for bundle. It means to tie up. According to the Sound Anthology (Jiyun), it is pronounced sou (level tone). It means to obtain. It is identical to the variant form shou.