Zi Collection, Page Position: Upper. Radical: Slash (piě). Tuo. Kangxi Strokes: 3. Page 82, Number 02. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced with the initial of zhi and the final of ge, sounding like zhe. It refers to the roots of plants and trees emerging and growing above the ground. Also, Jade Chapters (Yupian): Pronounced with the initial of zhu and the final of e. The meaning is the same. Also, Correction of Errors in the Six Scripts (Liushu Zheng’e): Borrowed to mean to entrust or to commission; the character form is also written as a variant pronounced tuo, and is interchangeable with the character tuo.