Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) 咀 Kangxi stroke count: 8 Page 184, Entry 03 Pronounced ju. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): to hold a flavor in the mouth. According to the Guangyun: to chew. According to the Guanzi, Water and Earth Chapter: Humans are water. When the essence of male and female combines, water forms the shape, and in the third month it is like a ju. What is ju? It is the five flavors. What are the five flavors? They are the five internal organs. According to Sima Xiangru, Rhapsody on the Shanglin Park: To chew water caltrops and lotus roots. According to Han Yu, Discourse on Advancing Learning: To hold the blossoms and chew the flowers. Also pronounced ju. To prepare medicine. Also, according to the Jiyun: ju refers to deliberating and considering matters. Another definition is to hold a flavor in the mouth.