Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) Kangxi stroke count: 4 Page: 91, entry 15
Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced qiú. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced qiú. Meaning a spouse. Kuang Heng cited the Book of Odes (Shijing): The gentleman loves his spouse. Equivalent to the character qiu (mate).
Erya: Explanations of Ancient Terms (Erya Shigu): Qiu means to unite. Commentary: Refers to being opposite and matching. Also refers to an enemy.
Book of Odes (Shijing), Qin Wind (Qin Feng): I repair my spear and lance, to be a match for you.
Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), Second Year of Duke Huan: Shifu stated: A harmonious spouse is called a consort, a resentful spouse is called a qiu.
Also refers to a personal enemy. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Hereditary House of Marquis Liu: Zhang Liang took revenge for the state of Han.
Also, Erya: Explanations of Instruction (Erya Shixun): Qiuqiu means proud and arrogant. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes (Xiao Ya): Holding my qiuqiu. Commentary: It is like the appearance of arrogance.
Also, Explanations of Names (Shiming): Qiu means spear-qiu, implying that through punitive campaigns one can pacify, just as one deals with an enemy.
Also a surname. There was a grand master named Qiu Mu in the State of Song. There is also Zhangqiu, which is a compound surname. During the Sui Dynasty, there was Zhangqiu Taiyi.
Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yú. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced yú. Equivalent to the character fang (container). Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes (Xiao Ya): The guest uses his hands to qiu. Commentary: Means to scoop wine with the hands.
Also, Rhyme Supplements (Yunbu): Rhyming with qi, pronounced qí. Book of Odes (Shijing), Zhou South (Zhou Nan): The feudal lord loves his spouse. It rhymes with kui.
Also rhyming with qiang, pronounced qú. Lu Ji, Sentiments on the Mound Rhapsody (Ganqiu Fu): I suppress my spirit and soul to entangle with things, saving my life and becoming an enemy. Forgetting the great twilight over a thousand years, I struggle for morning glory in an instant.
