Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Leather (gé) Qiu Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 1389, Entry 25 Pronounced qiu. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), this refers to leather straps on a carriage. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), this was originally written as a variant form (qiu). It is also written as a variant form (qiu). Also refers to the swing, a game played with ropes. According to the Illustrated Arts and Crafts of Past and Present (Gujin Yishu Tu), the swing is a game from the north used to train those who are agile and nimble. It was originally written as a variant form (qiūqiān).