Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: Zǒng Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 450, Entry 10 Pronounced zǒng (third tone). Based on Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), and also pronounced zǒng (third tone) based on Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui). This is the same as the character for total or gather. This is the original form. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it means to lead, to command, or to combine. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it means to bundle together, all, or a multitude. According to the Six Scripts Clarified (Liushugu), it also means to hold simultaneously. In the Book of Rites (Liji), Music Record (Yueji), it is written: Wearing a ceremonial cap and holding the ends of the sash. It also means to tie or bind. In Qu Yuan's Encountering Sorrow (Lisao), it is written: I tie up my reins at the Fusang tree. Sometimes written as the variant form (zǒng). Cross-reference the entry for the variant form (zǒng). The common forms are considered incorrect. The character for this entry is written with the component for (yīn).