Xu Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Short-tailed bird (zhuī). Kangxi strokes: 18. Page 1368, Entry 02. According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), pronounced chu. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), pronounced chu. According to the Explanation of Characters (Shuowen), it refers to a chick. It is composed of the radicals for short-tailed bird and fodder. According to the Erya (Erya): Explaining Birds, it refers to a bird that can peck for food upon hatching. The commentary states that this refers to those able to feed themselves after birth. According to the Explanatory Text, it is pronounced chu. According to the Book of Rites (Liji): Monthly Ordinances, the Emperor uses chicks to taste the millet. According to the Explanatory Text, it is pronounced chu. According to the Mencius (Mengzi), strength insufficient to overcome a single chick. Also, according to the Book of Rites (Liji): Inner Departments, one does not eat chicks. The commentary explains this refers to those still being brooded. Also, according to the Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi): Autumn Floods chapter, there is a bird in the south called the Yuan-chu. In the Rhapsody on the Masters of Void (Zixu Fu) by Sima Xiangru, it is mentioned alongside the peacock and the luan bird. The commentary notes the Yuan-chu is of the phoenix species. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in a variant form (chu). The common form is considered incorrect. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Categorized Compilation (Leipian), pronounced ju. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), used in personal names. The disciple of Confucius, Yan Zhuo-chu.