Hai Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Tooth (chǐ)
Character: Zu
Kangxi stroke count: 23
Page 1535, Entry 01
Pronounced zou.
According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it means uneven teeth.
According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it describes teeth crowded together.
According to the Extensive Dictionary (Guangyun), it refers to crooked teeth.
Also written in the same form as zhuo.
In the History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), biography of Li Yiji, it is written as wozu (meaning to clutch and be constrained). The commentary by Ying Shao states: wozu refers to being hurried or cramped. Wei Zhao states: wozu refers to petty details.
According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced zou. Zuzhu refers to teeth that are not straight.
According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Classified Compendium (Leipian), pronounced zou. It refers to teeth growing in a cluster.