Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: 扻 Kangxi Stroke Count: 8 Page 419, Entry 14 Sound Dictionary (Jiyun): Pronounced zi (falling-rising tone). To arrange hair. From Book of Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi): When hair is loose, one combs it; when rice is counted, one cooks it. Also pronounced jie (falling-rising tone). The meaning is the same. Also pronounced se (falling tone). Same as the character for comb (zhi). Also, in Sound Dictionary (Jiyun), the character for loss (sun) was written as this character in ancient times. Detailed explanation is found under the ten-stroke section. Also pronounced kan (falling-rising tone). Means to strike or beat.