You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Character: Zhou Kangxi stroke count: 21 Page 1184, Entry 19 In ancient texts. According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collection Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui): pronounced zhou. According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): to deceive. According to Jade Articles (Yupian): Zhouzhang means to deceive or lie. Book of Documents (Shangshu), chapter "No Ease" (Wuyi): The people must not mutually deceive and create illusions. Also used in personal names. Bi Zhou, found in History of Song (Songshi), Table of the Imperial Clan. Also used interchangeably with the character meaning to plan (chou). Biography of Yu Xu in History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu): By using this to plan against him, I knew he was incapable of any achievement. Commentary: The character here should be written as the character for plan (chou). According to General Compendium of Reading (Dushutong): Also used interchangeably with the characters for a type of cart or the appearance of being fearful (zhou zhu). Poem by Liu Kun in response to Lu Chen: Since then, frightened and agitated, hindered by opposing winds. Commentary: Zhouzhang refers to an appearance of shock and fear. Yang Xiong in Admonition to the Three Elders of the State (Guo Sanlao Zhen): Written as (zhu zhang). According to Collection Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced chou. Means to speak. According to Collection Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written as a variant form. According to Six Scripts Explained (Liushu Gu): Also interchangeably written as the character for to deceive (zhou).