Si Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Fire (huo)
Character: Zhuo
Kangxi Stroke Count: 9
Page 668, Entry 18
According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), pronounced zhuo (entering tone); according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced zhuo (entering tone), same pronunciation as the character for clumsy. Explanatory Note on Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as the light of fire.
According to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced chu (entering tone); according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced chu (entering tone), same pronunciation as the character for dismiss. The Jade Chapters (Yupian) defines it as a state of internal obstruction.
According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it describes the appearance of thick, dense smoke. It also refers to the sound of fire burning.
According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced zhuo (entering tone), same pronunciation as the character for sprout. Its meaning is the same as the previous definitions.