Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Shu Kangxi stroke count: 9 Page 383, Entry 02 Correct Character Guide (Zhengzitong): Pronounced shu. Guanzi (Guanzi), Chapter on Land Personnel (Diyuan Pian): The central soil is called five shu; the appearance of the five shu is shivering, like a moist embankment where one resides. Commentary: Shu means dense, or the initial sprout of growth.