Yin Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Corpse (shī) Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 304, Entry 01 Pronounced ju. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Footwear. Derived from the abbreviated form of shoe, with lou acting as a phonetic component. Also refers to leather footwear. Xu Kai states: Leather footwear is specialized footwear. Shi Ming states: The term ju refers to restraint, as it is used to restrain the foot. Zhou Rites (Zhouli), Heaven Officials: The official in charge of footwear manages the ceremonial footwear for the King and the Queen. Commentary: Footwear with thick soles is called xi, while footwear with thin soles is called ju. Sub-commentary: Thick soles refer to double layers, while thin soles refer to single layers. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Rites for the Burial of an Official: Summer footwear is made of grass, winter footwear is white. Book of Rites (Liji), Summary of Rites: When in the presence of elders, one should not step onto the hall with footwear on. Additionally, Zeng Yun: The same as the variant form (chou). Zhou Rites contains the title of the official in charge of leather footwear. Textual Research: In the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial, Rites for the Capping of an Official, it mentions summer grass footwear and winter leather footwear. Please note that the Rites for the Capping of an Official does not contain this text; upon inspection, it is found in the Rites for the Burial of an Official, which states summer grass footwear and winter white footwear. The text has been corrected from Capping to Burial, and from leather to white.