Zi Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Person (rén)
Pronounced yu (falling tone)
Page 114, Entry 24
From Tang Yun: Pronounced yu (falling tone)
From Ji Yun, Yun Hui: Pronounced yu (falling tone)
From Shuowen: Bent over.
From Zuo Zhuan, Zhao 7th Year: "Once commanded, one is bent; twice commanded, one is hunched; thrice commanded, one is stooped, and walks along the wall."
From Li, Sang Fu Zhi: "Those who are hunched do not bare their shoulders." Note: "Those who bare their shoulders and are hunched are detestable, thus they do not bare them."
From Huainanzi, Qi Su Xun: "The hunched person is made to smear." Note: "The hunched person smears the ground, following their stooping."
Commonly pronounced ruo ou (rising tone). Alternatively written as, which is incorrect.