Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: Ju Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 431, Entry 37 Pronounced ju As defined in the Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): to grasp with a halberd. Sometimes written in a variant form (ju). Also refers to an earth-carrying vessel. As mentioned in the Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan): baskets and earth-carrying vessels, fully equipped with ropes and earthenware containers. As mentioned in the Discourses of the States (Guoyu): prepared with baskets and earth-carrying vessels. Commentary states: a ju is a tool for carrying earth.