Si Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Fire (huǒ)
Entry: Zhu
Kangxi Stroke Count: 13
Page 676, Entry 13
Pronounced zhu
According to the Shuo Wen Jiezi (Shuo Wen), it means to boil.
According to the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Ministry of Rites, the official responsible for the outer and inner cuisine manages the stoves and boiling, and distinguishes the varieties of delicacies.
According to the Erya, a glossary of ancient terms, it refers to reaping and cooking.
Also, Zhuzao is the name of a place.
According to the Strategies of the Warring States (Zhan Guo Ce), the state of Qin feared and hurriedly surrendered Zhuzao.
The commentary notes it belongs to the Yuangou region of Jiyin.
According to the Shuo Wen Jiezi (Shuo Wen), it is also written in a variant form.
According to the Yu Pian, it is also written in a variant form.
Textual verification: Zhuzao is a place name. In the Strategies of the Warring States (Zhan Guo Ce), the state of Qin feared and hurriedly surrendered Zhuzao. The commentary notes it belongs to the Yuangou region of Jiyin. Careful examination of the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Treatise on Geography, shows the city of Zhuzao is in the Yuangou region of Jiyin Commandery. Therefore, the text has been corrected from Wansi to Yuangou.