Chen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Death (dǎi) Stroke count: 11 Page 581, Entry 08 Yu Pian (Jade Chapters) records the pronunciation as su. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes) records the pronunciation as su. Jiyun (Collected Rhymes) records the pronunciation as su. Su means death. Another interpretation is that it means to stiffen. Also, Jiyun (Collected Rhymes) records the pronunciation as shuo. The meaning is the same.