Chen Collection, Upper Volume. Radical: Say (yuē). Kangxi strokes: 6. Page 502, Entry 02. Guangyun: Pronounced qiu. Jiyun, Yunhui: Pronounced qu. Both sound the same as the variant character. Shuowen Jiezi: The shape resembles a vessel capable of holding objects. Book of Changes (Yijing), Commentary on the Appended Statements: Through twisting changes, it brings about all things without omission. Commentary: Refers to being bent or detailed. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Great Plan (Hongfan): The nature of wood is to be capable of being bent or straightened. Commentary: Wood can be worked to make it bent or straight. Also, Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Qin (Qinfeng): Disturbing the depths of my heart. Commentary: Heart-bend, referring to complex feelings deep within the heart. Book of Rites (Liji), Songs of Rites (Quli), Explanation of the Text: The Songs of Rites, detailing the particulars of etiquette. Also, Book of Rites (Liji), Doctrine of the Mean (Zhongyong): The next level devotes efforts to the minute details. Commentary: Bend refers to small or trivial matters. Zhu Xi's Commentary: Refers to one aspect. Also, Shuowen Jiezi: One interpretation refers to a bamboo mat for sericulture. Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances (Yueling): Prepare sericulture implements such as the mat, planting frame, woven basket, and basket. Commentary: Bend refers to a silkworm mat. History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Biography of Zhou Bo: Earned a living by weaving silkworm mats and the bend. Commentary: A mat woven from reeds is called a bend. Also refers to musical compositions. Song Yu, Reply to the King of Chu: The higher the melody, the fewer people are able to sing along. Also used as a surname. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Meng Tian: There was a censor named Qu Gong. Also, Jiyun: Pronounced ke. Sounds the same as ju. A place name. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Chancellor Cao: Stationed troops at Quyu. Also, Biography of Chancellor Chen: Changed the enfeoffment of Chen Ping to Marquis of Quni. Also, Yunbu: Rhyming pronunciation is qu. Liu Zhi, Rhapsody on the Capital of Lu (Ludu Fu): Mountain cliffs are steep and winding, isolated and cut off; high, jagged peaks conceal winding paths. Fierce beasts hide deep within, and armored or feathered birds remain concealed.