Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Tooth (chǐ) Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 1533, Entry 21 Compendium of Phonetics (Jiyun): Pronounced ju. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): Uneven teeth or upper and lower teeth that do not align are called ju-yu. Six Writings Origins (Liushugu): Jagged, uneven teeth are also called ju-yu. Also, Jade Chapters (Yupian): Means to bite or gnaw. Compendium of Phonetics (Jiyun): Means to chew. Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced lv; Compendium of Phonetics (Jiyun): Pronounced chu. The meaning is the same. Also, Compendium of Phonetics (Jiyun); Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced zha. History of the Former Han (Qianhan): Linghu ju, old cypress paint. Ju means teeth that are not even. Zhang Yan Annotation: Ju is pronounced like zha in zha-li.