Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Kangxi stroke count: 7 Page 181, Entry 03 Pronounced lü. According to the Shuowen Jiezi, it refers to the spine. It is an ideograph. In ancient times, Taiyue served as a trusted advisor to Yu, and for this reason, he was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Lu. In the Book of Documents (Shangshu), it is written: Only the command to Lu. The commentary states: This refers to the Marquis of Lu receiving a command to become a minister. In the Discourses of the States (Guoyu), it states: To the south are the Jing, Man, Shen, and Lu. The commentary notes: Shen and Lu are of the Jiang surname. In the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Geography Treatise, it states: In Nanyang Commandery, Xincai has the Great Lu Pavilion. The commentary notes: This was the former state of the Marquis of Lu. Also, according to the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Table of the Marquis who were Meritorious Officials under the High Ancestor, the Marquis of Zhou Lu, as the elder brother of Empress Lu, joined the Han forces as a guest and was enfeoffed as a Marquis. The commentary notes: Both Zhou and Lu are names of states. In Jiyin there is the Lu Du County. This is also found in the History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Treatise on Geography. It is also the name of a county belonging to the State of Chu, also found in the History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Treatise on Geography. Also a surname. The Guangyun states: Taiyue was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Lu, and his descendants subsequently used it as a clan name. Also, the Six Lu are the yin musical pitches. In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Spring Offices, Grand Director of Music, it states: Perform the Yellow Bell, sing the Great Lu, perform the Guxian, sing the Southern Lu, perform the Yize, sing the Small Lu. The commentary notes: Small Lu is also known as Zhong Lu. In the Master of Music, it mentions the yin sounds: Great Lu corresponds to the Zhong, Southern Lu corresponds to the Hanzhong, Small Lu corresponds to the Jiazhong. In the History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Treatise on Harmonics and Calendars, it states: The six yin are the Lu; the Lu assists in spreading the yang energy. Also, Great Lu means to assist, meaning that the yin greatly assists the Yellow Bell in spreading energy and nurturing things. Also, the name of a bell. In the Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguoce), it states: Great Lu at Yuanying, therefore the tripod returned to the Moshi. The commentary notes: Great Lu is the name of a bell from the State of Qi. In the Yanzi Chunqiu, it states: Duke Jing completed the Tai Lu. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Lord Pingyuan, it states: Making Zhao as important as the Nine Tripods and the Great Lu. The commentary notes: The Zheng-yi commentary states: The Great Lu is the great bell of the Zhou ancestral temple. Also, according to Yang Xiong's Dialects (Fangyan), shen-lü means long; in eastern Qi it is called shen, and in Song and Lu it is called lü. Also, in the Lost Book of Zhou (Yizhoushu), it states: Strike it with the Qing-lü. The commentary notes: The name of a sword.