Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 977, Entry 07 Pronounced zhou. Meaning: Descendants. Also meaning connection or succession. Also meaning eldest. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Canon of Shun: The Emperor said: Kui, I appoint you to oversee music and instruct the eldest sons. Commentary: Zhou means eldest. Also meaning descendants. Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), 14th Year of Duke Xiang: Referring to us various Rong tribes, we are the descendants of the Four Peaks. Annotation: Zhou means descendants. Also a surname. Also a country name. Also written in a variant form (zhou). Treasury of Characters (Zhengzitong): This is distinct from the word for armor and helmet found in the enclosure radical. The word for armor and helmet has a different base character pronounced mao. This character for descendant has the meat radical at the base, thus they are distinct.