You Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Foot (zú)
Character: 跔
Kangxi Stroke Count: 12
Page 1223, Entry 28
Tang Dynasty Rhyme Dictionary (Tangyun): Pronounced ju
Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui): Pronounced ju
As noted in the Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen), the term refers to the feet curling up due to cold.
As noted in the Jade Chapter (Yupian), it refers to hands and feet curling up and becoming unable to extend due to freezing cold.
In the Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguoce), it appears in the phrase jumping and dancing with bare heads.
In the commentary to the Biography of Zhang Yi in the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), it is defined as jumping or leaping.
It also refers to the act of hopping on one foot.
According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also pronounced qu. The meaning remains the same. Sometimes written in a variant form (ju).
According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also pronounced ju. It is synonymous with the character (ju).
According to the Categorized Compilation (Leipian), it describes the appearance of walking.