Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) Entry: shū Kangxi strokes: 19 Page 121, Entry 29 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): The original form of the character shu (meaning sudden). Songs of Chu (Chuci), Nine Songs: Suddenly it comes and quickly it departs. Master Zhuang (Zhuangzi), Responses for Emperors and Kings: The emperor of the Southern Sea was called Shu, the emperor of the Northern Sea was called Hu, and the emperor of the central region was called Hundun. Also refers to a blue-black color. Explanations of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen): A blue-black silk with a white luster. Another source says that shushu indicates suffering from disaster and poison. Explanations of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen): In the Lie category, common usage mistakenly borrowed the character shu, which was corrupted as shu. During the Tang dynasty, Chu Suiliang wrote it as shu to represent this character, pronouncing it like the entering tone, which is incorrect.