Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) 槊 Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 546, Entry 06 Pronounced shuo Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): A spear. Also written in a variant form (shuo). General Vocabulary (Tongsu wen): A spear eighteen feet in length is called a shuo. Book of Wei (Weishu), Biography of Yang Jin: Do not fear sharp spears or sturdy city walls; only fear the Iron Star of Lord Yang. Also refers to woshuo, a form of gambling or board game. Another source says: In board games, the pieces are called qi and the board is called shuo; this is known today as shuanglu (a board game similar to backgammon). Han Yu, Poem Instructing My Children: After eating and drinking, having nothing to do, playing games to amuse oneself.