Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Entry: 脙 Kangxi Stroke Count: 13 Page 982, Entry 23 Tang Dynasty Rhyme Dictionary (Tangyun): Pronounced qiu (level tone). Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): The people of Qi call this qiu. Pronounced xiu. Approaching Elegance (Erya), Explanation of Words: qiu means thin. Commentary: The people of Qi call thinness qiu. Also, Wide Rhyme (Guangyun): Pronounced xiu. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xiu. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): The area between the abdomen and the spine is called qiu. Originally written in a variant form.