Zi Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Water (shuǐ)
Page 345, Entry 03
Pronounced chu (falling tone) with the rhyme of jia (falling tone), same sound as "zha" (falling tone). Refers to the jellyfish (shuǐmǔ), also called "fén". It resembles a sheep's stomach, has no eyes, and uses shrimp as its eyes. The "Yùpiān" (Jade Dictionary) describes it as shaped like an overturned conical hat, often floating on the water's surface and drifting with the waves. The "Ěryǎ Yì" (Supplement to the Erya) records: The jellyfish (shuǐmǔ) grows in the East Sea, is pure white in color, appears hazy like foam, and also like congealed blood clots. It is several feet long and wide, possesses sentience, but has no fixed head or eye positions, thus it does not know to avoid people. Many shrimp attach themselves to it and follow it around, hence the "Jiāng Fù" (Ode to the Rivers) states "The jellyfish uses shrimp as eyes."
Furthermore, in the "Yùnhuì" (Rhyme Compendium), it is pronounced zhì (falling tone) with the rhyme of jià (falling tone), same sound as "zhà" (falling tone). The meaning is the same. It is also written as "zhà" (falling tone).