Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 435, Entry 16 Pronounced ju (falling tone), same as the pronunciation for the word for saw. Shuowen Jiezi: To use a staff to support the body. Analects (Lunyu): To rely upon morality. Also Guangyun: To rely on. Book of Changes (Yijing), Hexagram Kun: Trapped by stones, relying upon caltrops. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Bei: Although one has brothers, they cannot be relied upon. Zuo Zhuan, Year 5 of Duke Xi: The sacrificial offerings are abundant and pure, and the spirits will surely protect me. Commentary: Here, rely means to be settled. Also to cite or quote. Preface to the Er Ya Shu: When matters are obscure, cite evidence to verify them. Also to press down. Book of Rites (Liji), Jade Pattern: When a ruler bestows a gift, one performs the kowtow ceremony by pressing folded hands upon the ground. Sub-commentary: Placing the left hand over the right hand to press down. Laozi, Daodejing: Ferocious beasts do not pounce and press down. Commentary: Using claws to press and grasp is called ju. Also to hold or occupy. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Zhao She: First occupy the high ground on the northern mountain to seize victory. Also a surname. During the Xuande reign of the Ming dynasty, there was a Clepsydra Doctor named Ju Cheng. Also Jiyun: Pronounced ju (falling tone), same as the pronunciation for the word for hurried. Describes the appearance of a form. It has the same meaning as the word qu (rising tone) in the passage from the Zhuangzi, where it mentions the state of being at ease upon waking. Also Shiji Commentary: Pronounced ji (entering tone), same as the pronunciation for the word for halberd. Annals of Empress Lu: Saw something resembling a gray dog that pounced and pressed against the armpit of Empress Lu. Also phonetically adapted as qiu (rising tone), same as the pronunciation for the word for qu. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Treatise on Tortoise and Yarrow Divination: Matters are sometimes urgent and sometimes relaxed. Things are sometimes constrained and sometimes have a basis. This character is also written in a variant form. See the detailed entry for the character.