Shen Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Grass (cǎo)
Zuo
Kangxi Stroke Count: 13
Page 1033, Entry 28
According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced ji. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), to eat herbs, sometimes written in the variant form zuo. Also, according to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced zai. According to the Classification of Rhymes (Leipian), Rhyme Treasury (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced zuo. A place name. According to the History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Geography Treatise, it is in Dingzuo, Yuexi Commandery. Also, a mountain name. According to the Records of Yue (Yuejueshu), it is Zuo Dui Mountain, formerly known as Hefu Mountain. When Yu the Great traveled throughout the world, he brought a branch from the lake in Keshan and placed it at Hefu, changing it to the current name. Also, according to the Commentary on the Classic of Water (Shuijing Zhu), Yi Bridge is also called Zuo Bridge.