Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Deer (lù) Character: Jiu Kangxi Stroke Count: 19 Page 1510, Entry 27 Pronounced jiu (falling tone). A male elk. Literary Expositor (Erya), Interpretation of Beasts: An elk, when male, is called jiu. Also, Literary Expositor (Erya), Interpretation of Beasts: Jiu and jia denote having a short neck. Commentary: Both refer to having a short neck. Also pronounced gao (level tone). Also pronounced qiao (rising tone). Also pronounced fu (falling tone). The meaning remains the same. Note: The usage of the character jiu regarding male and female terminology is inconsistent across various texts; the Literary Expositor (Erya) should be taken as the standard.