Mao Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Hand (shǒu). Kangxi strokes: 9. Page 424, Entry 18. Zheng Yun (Correct Rhymes): Pronounced zhu. Means to prop up or to support. Book of Rites (Liji), Records of Funeral Rites: After the burial, prop up the door lintel. Commentary: Prop up the door lintel and lift it slightly to allow sunlight to enter. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhan Guo Ce): The children of Qi State sang a song saying: Big hats look like winnowing baskets, and long swords prop up the chin. Book of Han (Hanshu), Account of the Western Regions: Gugu, the rear king of Jushi, felt uneasy because the road required the establishment of a support point. Commentary: The meaning is that there was an arrangement made that required him to provide the support himself, hence the feeling of unease. Also means to pierce or to resist. One source states it means to point out from the side. Book of Han (Hanshu), Biography of Zhu Yun: Wulu Chongzong studied the I Ching (Book of Changes) according to the Liangqiu tradition; Zhu Yun entered and argued, refuting Wulu repeatedly. Also, Tang Rhymes (Tang Yun): Pronounced zhu. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhymes Collected (Yunhui): Pronounced zhong. The meaning is the same. It is also written in the variant form zhu.