Zi Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Mouth (kǒu)
Page 22, Entry 09
Pronounced jù
Pronounced qù
"With mouth agape" — Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun)
"Opening the mouth to draw breath is called qiàn jù" — Common Expressions (Tongsuwen)
"Mao's commentary explains ti as jù" — Odes (Shijing), Book of Bei, "Yuan Yan Ze Ti", Explanatory Notes
"Qiàn qiàn jù jù" is a common colloquial expression.
Also written as "qù".
"Mouth opening and unable to close" — Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), Chapter "Autumn Floods"
Zi Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Mouth (kǒu)
Page 22, Entry 10
Pronounced qié
Pronounced qù
Meaning is the same.