Mao Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Tapping (pū) Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 471, Entry 09 Pronounced jiu Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): To stop. Guangya: To assist. Guangyun: To protect. Book of Documents (Shangshu): Still relying on the virtue of correction and assistance. Book of Odes (Shijing): In order to save your descendants. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Earth Official, Official of Salvation commentary: Salvation is like prohibition; one who uses ritual to prevent and prohibit the transgressions of others. Erya, Explanation of Implements: A cord loop is called a jiu. Commentary: A cord used to form a loop. A surname. Customs and Traditions (Fengsutong): The remonstrating grand master Jiu Ren. Pronounced ju Rites of Zhou, Official of Salvation: Read by Liu Changzong. Rhyme Supplement (Yunbu): Also rhymes with jiu. Book of Odes (Shijing): What do they have, what do they lack? They strive to seek it. When common people suffer loss, they crawl to save them. Inscription on the Basin of King Wu: One drowning in an abyss may still swim, but one drowning in the words of others cannot be saved.