Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: shou Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 449, Entry 30 Pronounced sou (level tone). According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collection Rhyme (Jiyun), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced sou. According to the Word Forest (Zilin), the phrase lou shou means to take or seize. Sometimes also written in a variant form (shu). Also, according to the Collection Rhyme (Jiyun), pronounced sun (rising tone). It means a horse shaking its bit while running. The same as the word song.