You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: City (yì) 郰 (zou) Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 1273, entry 17 According to Tang Rhyme (Tángyùn) and Zheng Rhyme (Zhèngyùn), the pronunciation is cè jiū qiè. According to Jiyun (Jíyùn), the pronunciation is zī yóu qiè, both pronounced Zōu. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuōwén Jiězì) states: A small city in the state of Lu, the hometown of Confucius. In the Zuo Commentary (Zuǒ Zhuàn), Duke Xiang, Year 10: Shuliang He of Zou lifted the city gate with his hands, allowing those trapped inside to exit. Note: Zou was a county in the state of Lu. Also used as a surname. In the Book of Rites (Lǐjì), "Tangong" chapter: When Confucius was young, his father passed away, and he did not know where his father's grave was, so he inquired of the mother of Zou Manfu. Also written interchangeably as zōu. In the Analects of Confucius (Lúnyǔ): Who says the son of the man from Zou understands ritual? Also written interchangeably as zōu. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shǐjì), "Hereditary House of Confucius": Confucius was born in Zouyi, Changping township, in the state of Lu. Also in Jiyun, pronounced Xuǎn (via fanqie xù zuǎn qiè). It is the name of a pavilion in Xinfeng. Commonly written as a variant form pronounced xuǎn. Correction: In the Book of Rites (Lǐjì), "Tangong" chapter, the phrase "his father's grave" has been corrected to "his grave" to match the original text. Correction: In Records of the Grand Historian (Shǐjì), "Hereditary House of Confucius", the character "Lu" has been added after "in" to match the original text.