Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Entry: Zhuo Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 537, Entry 02 Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun), Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced zhuo. Explanation from the Origin of Chinese Characters (Shuowen): To strike. Book of Odes (Shijing): Striking it with a ding-ding sound. Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), sixteenth year of Duke Ai: The Marquis of Wei declined due to difficulties, and the Crown Prince again had him struck. Commentary: This refers to attacking him. Also, to leave earth is called zhuo. Book of Odes (Shijing): Striking it with a tuo-tuo sound. Also, to castrate. Originally written in a variant form. Book of Documents (Shujing), Counsels of Lu: Nose-cutting, ear-cutting, castration, and tattooing. Fu Sheng Biography (Fusheng Zhuan): Those who have illicit relations between men and women are punished by castration, therefore eunuchs are also called zhuo. Book of Odes (Shijing): Disorderly and castrated, there is nothing offered. Also, rhymes with du mu qie, pronounced du. Book of Odes (Shijing): The people now have no blessings, Heaven is bringing this early death and misery. Textual research: Zuo Commentary, eleventh year of Duke Ai: The Marquis of Wei declined due to difficulties, the Duke's son again had him struck. According to the original text, eleventh year has been corrected to sixteenth year, and Duke's son has been corrected to Crown Prince. Book of Documents, Counsels of Lu: Nose-cutting, foot-cutting, castration, and tattooing. According to the original text, foot-cutting has been corrected to ear-cutting. Book of Odes, Major Odes (Daya): The people now have no blessings, early death is this misery. According to the original text, Major Odes (Daya) has been corrected to Minor Odes (Xiaoya), and early death has been corrected to Heaven is bringing this early death.