Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Vessel (mǐn) Xu Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 797, Entry 11 Pronounced xu Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: Xu is a vessel for carrying things on the head or shoulders. Also, according to Guangyun (Guangyun) and Jiyun (Jiyun), pronounced suo. The meaning is the same. Zihui Bu (Zihui Bu) notes that it is incorrectly written as a variant form, which is wrong.