Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Zhuo Kangxi dictionary stroke count: 16 Page 1311, Entry 08 According to the Sound of Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Compendium of Rhymes (Yunhui), it is pronounced zhuo. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it means a needle. According to the Sound of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is a whip with a metal tip. According to the Master Lie (Liezi), in the Chapter on Signs (Shuofu), Lord Bai Sheng was planning a rebellion; when he left the court after the session, he held his staff upside down and the metal tip pierced his cheek. Blood flowed to the ground, but he did not notice it. The people of Zheng heard of this and said: If one can forget a wound on one's own cheek, what is it that one would not forget? According to the commentary on the Huainan Masters (Huainanzi), in the Chapter on the Response of the Way (Daoyingxun), a whip for a horse is a rod; a needle on the end is called a zhuo. He held the staff upside down, and thus the zhuo pierced his cheek. Zhang Zhan stated that a zhuo is the sharp point at the end of a staff. Also, according to the Extensive Dictionary of Rhymes (Guangyun), it is pronounced duo. The meaning is the same. Also, according to the Extensive Dictionary of Rhymes (Guangyun), the Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun), and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), it is pronounced zhui. According to the Extensive Dictionary of Rhymes (Guangyun), it means a needle. Also, according to the Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is the same as the character for a whip used by a goat-cart driver. It has a needle at its end that is half a fen in length. According to the Augmented Dictionary (Zengyun), it is also called by this name. Also, according to the Dialects of Master Yang (Fangyan), a zhuo is a gift of food. It also refers to a bamboo tally for counting. According to the Master Guan (Guanzi), in the Chapter on National Accumulation (Guoxu), if the ruler properly controls the tally for calculating expenditures, and the fields are cultivated and weeds removed, the superior will obtain the proper numbers.