You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Walk (zǒu) 赳 Kangxi stroke count: 9 Page 1215, Entry 06 Pronounced jiu (rising tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters): Agile, strong, and having talent. Erya (Approaching Elegance), Interpretation of Admonitions: Jiu jiu means martial. Commentary: The appearance of being resolute and bold. Book of Odes (Shijing), Zhou Nan: Martial men who are bold and strong. Zhu Xi Commentary: The appearance of martial spirit. Also pronounced jiu (high-level tone). Meaning is the same. Sometimes written in a variant form. Also pronounced jiu (rising tone). Leipian (Compilation of Categorized Characters): Jiu xu describes the appearance of a dragon extending its neck while moving. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Sima Xiangru: Flamboyant and moving with extended necks, bold and imposing in a hesitant manner. Commentary: Jiu xu means to extend the neck and lower or raise the head. Wujing Wenzi (Text of the Five Classics): The character jiu is derived from the component jiu. Writing it as the variant form is an error.