Zi Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Person (rén)
Chu
Kangxi strokes: 18
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Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced chu
Collected Rimes (Jiyun), Rime Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced ru
Correct Rimes (Zhengyun): Pronounced chu
Accumulation, preparation.
Mastery of Art (Zhushu Xun) within The Masters of Huainan (Huainanzi): In eighteen years there is a six-year accumulation, in twenty-seven years there is a nine-year reserve.
Also refers to a deputy or assistant.
History of the Southern Qi Dynasty (Nanqi Shu): The Crown Prince is called the Eastern Assistant.
Also chu-xu, referring to imperial gardens.
Western Capital Rhapsody (Xijing Fu) by Zhang Heng: Having newly constructed the Welcoming Wind Hall, he added the Dewy Cold and the Storehouse pavilions.
Commentary: Emperor Wu first built the Welcoming Wind Hall, then added the Dewy Cold and Storehouse pavilions.
Also chu-yu, meaning to loiter or pace back and forth.
Essential Truth (Chuzhen Xun) within The Masters of Huainan (Huainanzi): Loitering and wandering freely. Sometimes written in a variant form (zhu yu).
Hunting Rhapsody (Yulie Fu) by Yang Xiong: Loitering by the great shores, wandering at leisure within the universe.
Fu Qian says: Chu-yu means to wander at leisure. Yu is pronounced yu. Liao-lang means to wander freely.
Also a surname.