Xu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Food (shí) Character: Zhui Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 1421, Entry 25 Pronounced zhui (falling tone). According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), this refers to the act of sprinkling wine on the ground as a libation during sacrifice; it also signifies to provide a gift. According to the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Emperor Wu: Offerings were arranged on the ground on all four sides of the altar. The commentary explains: The Suoyin notes that zhui refers to the act of continuous, successive sacrifice. The Zheng-yi commentary states: It refers to arranging sacrificial seats for the various deities around the altar, connected to one another. In the History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Records of Suburban Sacrifices, it is written in a variant form (chuo). In the Biographies of Exemplary Officials (Xunli Zhuan), it is written in a variant form (zhui). Pronounced chuo (entering tone). The meaning is the same.