Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 638, Entry 10 Pronounced jiu. Northern people refer to a pond as jiu. It is also the name of a body of water. The Explaining Graphs (Shuowen) records the Jiu River, located in the territory of Zhou. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Book of the Feng and Shan Sacrifices, mentions the Jiu Abyss shrine in Zhaona. The commentary notes that Jiu Abyss is located in Zhaona County of Anding. It also refers to a suspended waterfall, called a dragon jiu. It can also describe the appearance of sorrow or grief. In the Luxuriant Gems of the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu Fanlu), the section on the honor of the sun and the humility of the moon, jiu jiu describes the appearance of sorrow and grief. It also denotes a cool and refreshing appearance. In the Rhapsody on Gaotang (Gaotang Fu) by Song Yu, it is described as cool and refreshing like the wind. Pronounced jiao (falling-rising tone). Jiu refers to something low-lying and narrow. In the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), first year of Duke Zhao, it refers to obstruction and low-lying depths. The commentary notes that jiu refers to the gathering of qi, and di refers to the cessation of qi, both meaning that it is stagnant and does not disperse. In the second year of Duke Zhao, it is used to describe a low, narrow, noisy, and dusty place. The commentary notes that jiu means low. It is also a place name. In the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), nineteenth year of Duke Zhuang, the Viscount of Chu attacked Huang, and his returning army arrived at the place called Jiu. Pronounced qiu. The meaning is the same. Pronounced qiao (rising tone). The meaning is the same. One theory suggests it refers to a ditch for draining water. Pronounced jiao. Fu-jiu is also a place name. Pronounced zu. A personal name. In the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), there is a person from the State of Lu named Zifu Jiu.