Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: Zǒng Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 442, Entry 02 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced zǒng (falling-rising tone). The same as the character zǒng. Commonly written as the variants zhǒng or zǒng, which are incorrect. Additionally, in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced cōng. To pass an item to someone by hand. Also, pronounced zòng. The same as the character zǒng. Meaning hurried or urgent. The character zǒng was originally written as composed of the component huí.