Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: Qū Kangxi strokes: 8 Page 184, Entry 02 Pronounced qu. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Appearance of an open mouth. Collected Rimes (Jiyun): To open the mouth is called qu. Book of Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), Chapter on Autumn Floods (Qiushui): Gongsun Long had his mouth open (qu) and could not close it. Master Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals (Lüshi Chunqiu): The ruler opens his mouth (qu) and does not... Also pronounced xu. Also pronounced qu. Originally written as a variant form, with the same meaning. Also pronounced qie. Sound of breathing while lying down. Breath while lying down. Also pronounced yi. Appearance of an open mouth.