Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 447, Entry 24 Pronounced da. Meaning: to strike with the hand. Also written in a variant form. Also, pronounced ta. Meaning: to cover or to imitate; same as the character meaning to rub or trace (tuò). Also written in a variant form. Also, pronounced ta. Meaning: the same. Currently, the process of using paper and ink to produce rubbings of ancient calligraphy is called by this term. There are Song dynasty rubbings and old rubbings. Book of Tang (Tangshu), Treatise on Officialdom (Baiguanzhi): The Hongwen Academy appoints two editors, along with three calligraphy copyists and three brush makers. Also, Book of Tang (Tangshu), Treatise on Food and Money (Shihuozhi): Along the various roads passed by tea merchants, shops were established to collect taxes, which were known as rubbing land taxes.