Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Dog (quǎn) Kangxi strokes: 19 Page: 721 From the Tang Rhyme Book (Tángyùn), Jiyun, Yunhui, and ZhengYun: Pronounced shūjiù, sounding like shòu. Shuowen Dictionary (Shuōwén): One who guards. Formed from the phonetic element chù and the radical quǎn. Erya (Ěryǎ), Explanation of Birds: Creatures with four legs and fur are called shòu. Book of Documents (Shū), "Yi and Ji": "The hundred beasts all danced, and the myriad officials were harmonious." Rites of Zhou (Zhōulǐ), Officers of Heaven: "The animal keeper manages the netting of wild animals and distinguishes their names and kinds." Also, from Officers of Heaven, "Cooks": "The six animals." Zheng Sinong's commentary states: "The six animals are elk, deer, bear, roe deer, wild boar, and rabbit." Also, from Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yílǐ), "Sacrifice of a Single Victim for Food": "The yi (table) is to its south, facing south. The shòu is placed upon it, with its head to the east." The commentary explains: "Shòu here refers to dried meat."