Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Private (sī) Page 164, Entry 10 Pronounced qu (falling tone). As explained in the Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters), it signifies people turning their backs on one another. The Guangyun (Broad Rhymes) defines it as to leave. The Zengyun (Expanded Rhymes) refers to the act of coming and going, departing, or deciding whether to stay or go. The Yupian (Jade Chapters) defines it as to walk. The Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Zhuang Zhu, states: When Ji An summoned him, he did not come; when he waved for him to leave, he did not depart. It also signifies to abandon. The Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Biography of Shentu Gang, states: I have heard that what people adhere to is what Heaven bestows, and what people betray is what Heaven abandons. Also pronounced qu (rising tone). The Jiyun (Collected Rhymes) defines it as to remove. It also signifies to store away. The Book of the Former Han (Hanshu), Biography of Su Wu, states: He dug for field mice and stored their grass seeds to eat. The commentary notes: Qu means to store. It is also sometimes written in a variant form (ju). The Book of the Former Han (Hanshu), Biography of Chen Zun, states: Chen Zun was skilled in calligraphy; when he wrote letters for others, the recipients all stored them away as a mark of honor. The commentary notes: Ju also means to store. Also pronounced qu (level tone). It means to run rapidly. The Zhengzitong (Correction of Character Meaning) notes this meaning is identical to the word for to drive. The Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes, states: The birds and rats have all departed, and the gentleman can dwell in peace. The Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), 15th Year of Duke Xi, states: The Earl of Qin attacked the state of Jin. Divination was performed, and the omen said: One thousand chariots will gallop away three times, and after the third gallop, that male fox will be captured.