Zi Collection, Page Position: Upper Radical: Line (bù) Zhuo Kangxi stroke count: 10 Page 80, Entry 08 According to the Sound Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced zhuo, identical to the pronunciation of zhuo. Refers to dense thickets of grass and trees. The form depicts the shape of roots and trunks attached and emerging. The characters for simple, task, servant, and thicket all derive from this. Borrowed to denote complexity, entanglement, and annoyance. A variant form is written as shown. Also, according to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced pu, and according to the Sound Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced pu. Also, according to the Sound Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced fu. The meaning is the same. The top portion is formed from four vertical lines; the common writing as task is incorrect. The original form of the character was written with the character for hair bun below.