Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 539, Entry 15 Comprehensive Dictionary of Characters (Zihui) states: Pronounced tuo. Book of Dialects (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong records that the term yu tuo means to escape or peel away, though the specific meaning is unclear. Comprehensive Dictionary of Characters (Zihui) explains it as a type of wooden implement. Correct Meaning of Characters (Zhengzitong) explains that it is a simplified form of the character tuo (oval).