Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Rice (mǐ) 粔 Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 907, Entry 28 Guangyun (Expanded Rhymes): Pronounced ju Jiyun (Collected Rhymes): Pronounced ju Shuowen (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): Ju-nü refers to fried, oil-rich twisted cakes. Qimin Yaoshu (Important Arts for the People's Welfare) states that ju-nü are also called ring cakes, shaped like ring bracelets. Guangya (Expanded Refinements) calls them fu; today they are commonly called sanzi. Chu Ci (Songs of Chu), Summoning the Soul: Ju-nü and honey cakes, there are also thick, sweet confections. Commentary: In the Wu region, these are called grease rings, and also cold snacks. Du Fu poem: Ju-nü given as a social gift. Liu Yuxi, Poem on Cold Snacks: Delicate hands rub them into lengths of jade, fried in green oil until a deep, tender yellow. As the spring night's sleep is light or heavy, they flatten the golden arm-coils of a beautiful woman.