Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Character: shu Kangxi Stroke Count: 10 Page 917, Entry 05 Pronounced shu. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means to relax. As stated in the Book of Odes (Shijing), Xiao Ya section: Their interaction is not relaxed. Also, in the Zuo Commentary (Zuo Zhuan), twenty-first year of Duke Xi: To relax the disaster. The commentary notes that to relax means to resolve. Additionally, pronounced zhu. Also, pronounced shu. The meaning is the same. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), the character may also be written as shu. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it may also be written as a variant form.