You Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Walk (chuò)
Qiu
Kangxi Strokes: 16
Page 1262, Entry 03
Ancient character form: You
Pronounced qiu
Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): To press.
Songs of Chu (Chuchu): Dividing into groups and advancing together, pressing close upon one another. Commentary: Qiu also means to press.
Also, Yu Pian (Jade Chapters): To reach the end, suddenly.
Songs of Chu (Chuchu): The years and months are rushing by and about to end.
Also, Yu Pian: Firm.
Book of Odes (Shijing): The states in the four quarters are thus consolidated.
Also, Zhengzitong (Correction of Characters): To gather.
Book of Odes (Shijing): A hundred types of blessings and good fortune are thus gathered. Commentary: Qiu means to gather.
Also, Zhengzitong: To end. Often written as the character qiu.
Book of Odes (Shijing): Continuing the meritorious deeds of the former dukes and able to bring them to a good conclusion. Commentary: This speaks of being good at beginning and good at ending.
Also, Zhengyun (Correct Rhymes): Qiu ren, an official who proclaims government decrees.
Also, Zhengyun: Strong, vigorous.
Poems of Bao Zhao: The evening wind blows fiercely and is strong and vigorous.
Poems of Zheng Yin: The literary style of the State of Wei is elegant and vigorous.
Also, Jiyun (Collected Rhymes): Qunqiu, a county name, located in Huainan.
Also, Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): Pronounced jiu.
Erya (Approaching Elegance): The fuqiu tree. Commentary: This refers to trees growing in clusters.
Textual Research: Erya (Approaching Elegance), the baoqiu tree. Commentary: Refers to trees in a cluster. According to the original text, changed bao to fu. Added the character for grow after tree cluster.