Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Cave (xué) Kangxi Strokes: 19 Page 869, Entry 09 Pronounced qióng. Same as the character for exhausted or extreme. Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Characters and Analysis of Compounds) writes it as the form with the radical for cave, meaning extreme. Book of Rites (Liji), Tan Gong section: Being filled with emotion as if at the end of one's limits. Commentary: When events are exhausted and logic is bent, it is called being at an end. It describes the heart and appearance of a filial son as being suppressed and twisted, like the expression of one who is at the end of a difficult journey, an appearance of urgent extremity. Han's Illustrations of the Odes (Hanshi Waizhuan): When a beast is at its end, it bites; when a bird is at its end, it pecks; when a person is at their end, they use deceit. Songs of Chu (Chuci), Nine Songs: Crossing the four seas, where is the limit? Commentary: The term means extreme, and also means completion. Book of Changes (Yijing), Lin hexagram: The superior man uses his teachings to reflect on what is limitless. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Charge to Weizi: To share prosperity with the state, for all eternity without limit. Also means to investigate deeply. Du Yu, Preface to the Spring and Autumn Annals: To investigate what is pushed to the limit. Sub-commentary: It means to exhaustively reach the place where things are at their limit. Also means to be blocked or trapped. Mencius: When one uses evasive language, one knows where they are cornered. Commentary: To be in distress or subdued. Also a person's name. Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), 18th Year of Duke Wen: The clan of Shaohao had an unworthy son whom the people of the world called Qiongqi. Also a beast's name. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): On Gui Mountain there is a beast named Qiongqi, its sound is like a barking dog. It eats people. It is shaped like a tiger and has wings. Divine Marvel Classic (Shenyi Jing): In the northwest there is a beast with wings that can fly; it understands human speech. When it hears people fighting, it eats the one who is righteous. When it hears of people who are loyal and sincere, it eats their noses. When it hears of people who are evil or treacherous, it kills a beast and presents it to them. It is named Qiongqi. Also a place name. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): The kingdom of Xuanyuan is located at the borders of Qiong Mountain. Records of Emperors and Kings (Diwang Shiji): The Yellow Emperor ascended to the throne from Qiongsang. Records of Jin Geography (Jin Diji): In Henan there is the Qiong state. Bamboo Annals (Zhushu Jinian): Xun Yao attacked Zhongshan and took the hill of Qiongyu. Zhuangzi, Free and Easy Wandering: To the north of the hairless land is the dark sea, which is the heavenly pool. Qu Yuan, Encountering Sorrow (Lisao): At dusk, I returned and stopped at Qiongshi. Commentary on the Water Classic (Shuijing Zhu): The Huai River flows northeast, where the Qiong River enters it. Commentary: The water emerges from Qiong Valley in Anfeng County, Liu'an State. Also a type of grass. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): On Hao Mountain, there is much Gongqiong grass. Also rhyming as kuáng, pronounced kuáng. Yellow Court Classic (Huangting Jing): Together wearing purple robes and flying silk skirts, just meditate on the one section of life without limit.