Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tiger (hǔ) Character: Shu Kangxi stroke count: 26 Page 1076, Entry 17 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced shu. Erya (Erya): Explanations of Beasts: Shu is a black tiger. Zuo Si: Rhapsody on the Capital of Wu (Wudu Fu): A fierce shu. Zhang Xie: Seven Exhortations (Qi Ming): To pull apart the shu and break the xiezhi. Also in Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced yu. The meaning is the same. Categorized Compilation (Leipian): Sometimes written in a simplified variant form.