Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Walk (xíng) Kangxi Strokes: 24 Page 1110, Entry 23 Pronounced qu. Jade Chapter (Yupian): Refers to roads that extend in all four directions. Literary Expositor (Erya): A road that connects in four directions is called a qu. Book of Changes (Yijing): The path that accepts the blessings of Heaven. Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan): Exposed the corpse on the main road of the Zhou family. Commentary: Qu means a road. Songs of Chu (Chuci): Floating duckweed spreads across the intersecting roads. Commentary: Where nine roads intersect is called a qu. Also refers to a fork in the road. Xunzi (Xunzi): A person who wanders at a fork in the road cannot reach the destination. Also refers to Heaven's Qu, a star name. History of Jin (Jinshu): In the center is Heaven's Qu, the place through which the ecliptic passes. Also refers to Tan Qu, the name of a marketplace in the State of Qi. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhan Guo Ce): A man named Gu Xuan was executed at Tan Qu for his blunt remonstrance to King Min of Qi. Also refers to the name of a prefecture. Comprehensive Geography (Yitongzhi): Located in the Gumie region on the western border of the Yue State; the Tang Dynasty established Qu Prefecture there. Also refers to a surname. Comprehensive Records (Tongzhi): The Qu clan, people of Jiangling, recorded in the Record of Surnames (Xingyuan). Also, according to the Classified Chapters (Leipian), it is pronounced like the word for footwear. It means to walk. Note: The word qu in the departing tone is written as qu in the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun). Also, in the Supplement to Rhymes (Yunbu), it is read with the rhyme sound qiu. Chen Lin's Poetry: Spring moistens the plains of the nine provinces, and the flowers and trees grow lush and glossy. Red flowers bloom in abundance, revealing their beautiful brilliance in the middle of the road.