Zi Collection, Upper Volume, Page 1, Entry 01 To rhyme with the sound "jie" (rising tone), using the characters "ji" (radical: gram, ji) and "xie" (radical: step, bù), pronounced "jie" (rising tone). Sometimes also written in a variant form (ju). Interchangeable with the character "ju". "A pole used for drawing water" — The Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun). See the commentary for the character "ju" for a detailed explanation.