Mao Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Axe (jīn) Character: Zhuo Kangxi stroke count: 14 Page 480, Entry 18 Pronounced zhuo. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen jiezi): To chop or whittle. Composed of the radical for axe and the character zhuo. Annotation: Xu Xuan says: zhuo is a tool. The axe is used for chopping and whittling; some character forms are written based on the shape of the hand grasping the tool. Book of Documents (Shujing), Timber of the Catalpa (Zicai): Since you have diligently worked to trim and chop. Commentary: Already expended effort in refining and chopping. Also, according to the Supplement to the Rhymes (Yunbu): Rhymes with the sound zhu. He Yan, Rhapsody on the Jingfu Hall (Jingfu dian fu): Extending longitudinally and latitudinally, each with its own direction, Gongshu Ban abandoned his compass and square, and the master carpenter did not know what to chop. Also rhymes with the sound zhu. Prince of Huainan of the Han, Rhapsody on the Screen (Pingfeng fu): The master craftsman processes it, carving and chopping. Equivalent to various types of utensils, sheltering noble houses.