Zi Collection, Page Position: Upper, Radical: Grass (cǎo) Pronounced jiu (falling tone). "Poor and sick" — "Explanations of Characters" (Shuowen Jiezi) "Suffering from poverty and illness" — Book of Odes (Shijing) "Suffering from poverty and illness" — Book of Odes (Shijing) The character for "suffering from poverty and illness" in the Book of Odes (Shijing) was originally written as "suffering from poverty and illness." The characters for "suffering from poverty and illness" and "suffering from poverty and illness" can be used interchangeably. "Disease and hardship" — "Jade Letters" (Yupian) "Long-term residence" — "Dictionary of Standard Characters" (Zhengzitong) Also, pronounced yu jiu qie (falling tone) in "Guangyun," and yi jiu qie (falling tone) in "Jiyun" and "Leipian." Pronounced the same as "you." The meaning is the same.