Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Entry: qu Kangxi strokes: 24 Page 998, Entry 27 Pronounced qu Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: having little flesh. Erya (Erya), Explanation of Words: Qu means thin. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Earth Officials: Their people are fair and thin. Annotation: Thin means qu. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Sima Xiangru: Appearance was very thin. Huainanzi (Huainanzi), Discourses on the Original Way: Therefore, Zixia suffered internal conflict and became thin, but upon attaining the Way, he became robust. Also means to dissipate or consume. Yangzi (Yangzi), Taixuanjing (Taijing): The bright river dissipates. Annotation: Qu means to dissipate or consume. Also, according to Jiyun (Jiyun), pronounced ju. The meaning is the same.