Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Grain (hé) Shu Kangxi Dictionary Stroke Count: 10 Page 852, Entry 03 Pronounced shu Name of a grain. Erya: Explanation of Plants (Erya): Zhong is shu. Commentary: Zhong is another name for shu, which refers to sticky millet. People in the north use it to brew wine; its stalks resemble grain but are thicker. Book of Rites (Liji): In the second month of winter, the grand director of wine is commanded to ensure the quality of the glutinous rice and millet. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): Use vermillion to soak the red glutinous millet for the feathers. Annotation: Red glutinous millet is red millet. Also written in a variant form (shu). Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguoce): With catfish-skin caps and millet-stitching. Annotation: Shu refers to coarse stitching. This is a phonetic loan usage of the character shu.