Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Spirit (shì) 16 strokes Page 368, Entry 01 Ji Yun: Pronounced niu ju. Yun Hui and Zheng Yun: Pronounced yu ju. Sounds like yu. To defend, to resist. Book of Changes (Yijing), Meng hexagram: Beneficial to defend. Commentary: If one acts as a defender, all things will attach to him. Zuo Zhuan (Zuo Commentary), 9th year of Duke Yin: The Northern Rong invaded Zheng, and the Earl of Zheng defended against them. Also, to stop. Book of Changes (Yijing), Xi Ci: If speaking of that which is far, then it is not stopped. Commentary: It means there is nothing to stop or rest. Zuo Zhuan (Zuo Commentary), 16th year of Duke Zhao: Kong Zhang arrived late, stood among the guests, and the acting officials stopped him. Commentary: Yu means to stop. Also, Guang Yun: Pronounced yu ju. Ji Yun: Pronounced ou ju. Yun Hui: Pronounced yu xu. Zheng Yun: Pronounced ou xu. Pronounced yu. The meaning is the same. Also, Shuo Wen: To offer sacrifice. Also, in ancient times used interchangeably with the character for imperial (yu). Book of Odes (Shijing), Beifeng: Also to defend against the winter. Mao Commentary: Yu means to defend. It is also used interchangeably with the character for speech (yu). Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Dongyue: Marquis of Yuer. Correct Meaning: Yu is now written as yu. Also, Yun Hui: Yu is also written as yu, meaning to guard. It is also written as yu. Book of Han (Qianhan shu), Biography of Wang Mang: Not fearing the strong and the guarded. Also, Zhuangzi, Shanxing chapter: Its arrival cannot be guarded against. Note: According to Shuo Wen, yu means to guard. Yu means to restrain. Yu means to offer sacrifice. In modern writing, yu is the character for prison, yu is the character for a stable master, and yu is the character for defense; this has been the convention for a long time, and the meaning of sacrifice for yu is no longer seen.