Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Horse (mǎ) Entry: La Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 1434, Entry 10 According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is zhe (entering tone). According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), the character describes the offspring of a male donkey and a female cow. According to the Materia Medica (Bencao), the creature born from the mating of a male donkey and a female cow is called la. It is sometimes written in a variant form. According to Ancient and Modern Notes (Gujinzhu) by Cui Bao, the offspring born from the mating of a male donkey and a female horse is also referred to as la. Additionally, according to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), it is pronounced luo (entering tone), and according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), it is pronounced luo (entering tone). According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), la-tuo is the name of an animal. It is sometimes written as a variant, and also as tuo, and is commonly written as luo. Additionally, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced tuo (entering tone). Additionally, it is pronounced huo (entering tone), with the same meaning.