Mao Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Hand (shǒu). Entry: Zuan. Kangxi stroke count: 23. Page 464, Entry 20. Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) state the pronunciation is zuo. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui) state the pronunciation is zuo. The sound is like zuan (entering tone). To grasp or hold with the hand. Note: The original text states twenty strokes. Inclusion in the Vocabulary (Zihui) as nineteen strokes is incorrect.