Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: Tu Kangxi Stroke Count: 13 Page 1299, Entry 22 Pronounced tu According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is the same as the word for sudden/protruding (tu). According to the Erudite Refinements (Boya), the meaning is blunt. Also, according to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it refers to a small blade. It is also used interchangeably with the character for dig (jue). As written in the Xunzi, Rectification of Names chapter: Digging up people's graves and prying open their mouths.