Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Stone (shí) Chu Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 837, Entry 29 Pronounced chu A stone base for a pillar. According to the Shuo Wen Jie Zi (Shuowen Jiezi), it is a pedestal stone. According to the Zheng Zi Tong (Zhengzitong), chu and zhi are different names for the same object; they both refer to the stone used for a column base, and there is no difference in meaning between them.