Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Qiu (character name) Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 924, Entry 28 Pronounced qiu According to the Explaining and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means urgent or rapid. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), Shang Hymns (Shangsong), it is written: Do not compete, do not be urgent. The commentary explains: Qiu means urgent or rapid. Additionally, according to the Er Ya (Guangya), it also means to seek or to request. The Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) treats these as the same. Additionally, pronounced jiu. The meaning is the same. Additionally, in the Book of Rites (Liji), Royal Regulations (Wangzhi), it is written: The people of Zhou provided for the state elders at the Eastern Jiao. The Explanation of Text (Shiwen) notes: Jiao is sometimes written in a variant form (qiu).