Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) Jiu Kangxi Stroke Count: 8 Page 769, Entry 13 Pronounced jiu Guangyun: Illness. Jiyun: Chronic illness. Shiming: Jiu means long-lasting. It dwells within the body. Book of Changes (Yijing), Lu Hexagram: To tread upon the imperial throne without remorse, this is brilliance. Sub-commentary: To be able to occupy the imperial throne through firm centrality, without having any illness or fault, is due to the brilliance of one's virtue. Book of Odes (Shijing), Minor Odes: The sorrowful heart is deeply pained. Commentary: Jiu means illness. Also, as a rhyme supplement, rhyming with qi, pronounced ji. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qian Hanshu), Narrative Treatise: The riches of Anchang were accumulated, Zhu Yun acted with contempt. Boshan was pure and cautious, yet suffered the afflictions of Mang. Qi is pronounced qi. Also rhyming with li, pronounced ji. Book of Odes (Shijing), Minor Odes: Not for loading, not for coming, the sorrowful heart is deeply pained. Rhymes with xu.