Mao Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Hand (shǒu). Kangxi Stroke Count: 13. Page 443, Entry 03. Pronounced xu. In the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to drawing water from a swamp. Sometimes written in a variant form. Also refers to Xuci, the name of a county. In the History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu) Geographical Treatise, it mentions Xuci County in Wuwei Commandery. Also pronounced ju. The meaning is the same. Another definition states it refers to catching fish.