Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 457, Entry 01 Pronounced tuo (rising tone). Narrow and long. Book of Master Erya (Erya), Explanation of Fishes: Small and tuǒ. Commentary: Tuǒ means small cowrie shells that are narrow and long. It refers to a shape that is long and lacking four corners. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Book of the Balanced Standard: There are three grades of white metal currency; the third is called fù, which is small and tuǒ, valued at three hundred. Also pronounced duǒ (rising tone). Meaning to discard. Also meaning to touch or stroke. Also pronounced duò (falling tone). Also meaning to discard. Note: In the Book of Master Erya (Erya), Guangyun, and Jiyun, it is sometimes erroneously written as tuǒ. Only in the Zheng Yun (Zheng Yun) are the meanings of tuǒ and tuǒ distinguished separately. Commonly written as suí.