Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Entry: ta Kangxi strokes: 6 Page 255, Entry 05 Jade Chapter (Yupian): This is an ancient form of the character for elder sister. Explication of Written Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): In the Shu region, mother is called elder sister. In the Huainan region, she is referred to as she. It is also written as ta, or written as jie. It is also pronounced zuo (rising tone). Comprehensive Refinements (Boya): Refers to a mother who is graceful. It is also pronounced chi (rising tone). It is a woman's name. Explaining the Six Scripts (Liushu Gu): The ancient form of the character for elder sister may be written as ta, following the phonetic element for ye, or written as jie, following the phonetic element for zhe.