Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Deer (lù) Character: Chu Kangxi Stroke Count: 16 Page 1509, Entry 21 From Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced zhu. From Literary Expositor (Erya), section on explaining beasts: The male is called yu, the female is called zi, and their young is called chu. Also, from Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced ju. The meaning is the same. Also, from Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced chu. From Jade Encyclopedia (Yupian): The young of a roe deer. One source states that in the Guanzhong region, young children are called chu-zi, deriving the meaning from this. Also, from Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced zu. Equivalent to the character meaning coarse. From Explaining Graphs (Shuowen): Sparse. From Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Large. Also, from Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Classified Chapters (Leipian): Pronounced cu. Equivalent to the character meaning rough. From Explaining Graphs (Shuowen): To walk a great distance.