Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Ju Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 987, Entry 07 Pronounced ju Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): In the northern regions, the fat of a bird is called ju. Also: Jade Treasury (Yupian): Dried pheasant. Book of Rites (Liji), Inner Chapters (Neize): In summer, it is appropriate to provide dried pheasant and dried fish to nourish with fat and rank meat. Commentary: Ju means dried pheasant. Explanation of Texts (Shiwen): Pheasant fat. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Offices of Heaven, Cooks: In summer, serve dried pheasant and dried fish to nourish with fat and rank meat. Commentary: Ju is dried pheasant. Ceremonial and Rituals (Yili), Rituals for Meetings between Officials (Shi Xiangjian Li): In summer, use dried pheasant. Commentary: In summer, use dried pheasant to guard against spoilage. General Explanation of Characters (Zhengzitong): Dai Tong stated that because of the summer heat, one cannot always serve freshly slaughtered meat, so dried pheasant and dried fish are served as a staple. Ju refers to dried meat of birds and beasts. Zheng Sinong, based on the Rituals for Meetings between Officials, interpreted it specifically as pheasant, but in fact, the use of ju in summer is similar to dried meat offerings. Dai's explanation is reasonable. Also: Broad Encyclopedia (Boya): Long-lasting. Also: Center. Also: Pronounced qu Also: Pronounced ju (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written in a variant form (jue).