Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Field (tián) Entry: zhuo Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 765, Entry 02 Pronounced zhuo (falling tone). In the Shuo Wen Jie Zi (Shuowen), it is defined as a path between two raised paths in the fields, six feet wide. In the Guang Yun (Guangyun), it is defined as a path between fields. In the Book of Rites (Liji), in the chapter on the Suburban Sacrifices (Jiaotesheng), it is mentioned: To offer food to farmers and the posts on the boundaries and paths for wild animals. The commentary states: The term zhuo refers to the interconnected areas along the edge of the well-field system, where postal stations were built for the agricultural overseers to reside. In Zuo Si’s Rhapsody on the Capital of Wu (Wu Du Fu), it is stated: Its four outer fields have countless paths and ridges. The commentary explains: The term zhen-zhuo refers to the vast land with many paths. In the old well-field system, there were zhuo and there were zhen. Also pronounced zhui (falling tone). Also pronounced chuo (entering tone). The meaning is the same.