Wei Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Meat (ròu)
Guo
Kangxi stroke count: 17
Page 992, Entry 15
Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui) record it as pronounced guo. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) records it as pronounced guo.
Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): The space behind the knee joint.
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): The calf of the leg, the bend of the leg.
Correct Meaning Established (Zhengzitong): The hollow part behind the knee.
Extensive Elegant (Boya): The bend of the leg.
Xunzi, Wealth and Power Chapter (Fu guo pian): It is like causing a young maiden to carry pearls and wear jade, bearing gold on her back, while encountering robbers from Zhongshan. Even if one were to provide Feng Meng to watch over her, to have her bend her waist and flex her knees, even if one employed the best guards, it would still not be enough to ensure her safety.
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Also pronounced guo. The meaning is the same.
Also pronounced mo. Refers to the foot.
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written in a variant form.