You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Walk (zǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 1219, Entry 30 Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced qu. Collected Rimes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rimes (Zhengyun): Pronounced qu. Pronounced in the level tone. Explaining Graphs (Shuowen): To walk with quick steps. Broad Sophistication (Boya): To walk. Explaining Names (Shiming): Walking rapidly is called qu. Qu means to hasten toward a destination. Book of Odes (Shijing), Qi Odes (Qi Feng): Nimbly walking with quick steps. Commentary (Shu): Qu is what we now call walking quickly. Book of Rites (Liji), Songs of Propriety (Quli): Outside of a curtain or screen, one need not walk with quick steps. Annotation (Zhu): Walking with long, extended strides is called qu. Approaching Elegance (Erya), Explanations of Palaces (Shigong): The area outside a door is called qu. Records of Old and New (Gujin Zhu): The Wu Qu Song is a piece sung by the people of the Wu region about their land. Lu Ji's Wu Qu Song says: Listen to me sing the Wu Qu. Qu means to walk. Also the name of a tree. Essential Techniques for the Welfare of the People (Qimin Yaoshu): Various other trees, such as the ear tree and the qu tree, each have their appropriate season for planting. Also, Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced cu. The meaning is the same as cu (urgent/hastened). Book of Rites (Liji), Record of Music (Yueji): The music of the Wei region is hurried and disturbs the mind. Annotation (Zhu): Qu-shu is pronounced cu-su (urgent/fast). Also, Sacrificial Rites (Jiyi): Their walking gait is in a hurried manner. History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Annals of Emperor Gao: Commanded to quickly destroy the seals. Annotation (Zhu): Yan Shigu states: Qu is pronounced cu. Cu means to be fast. Also has the same meaning as qu (to hasten). Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances (Yueling): Thereupon commanded officials to urge the people to harvest and store. Explanatory Text (Shiwen): Some versions write qu as the variant form of the current entry, pronounced cu. Also, Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Treatise on the Celestial Offices (Tianguan Shu): When it advances and retreats quickly and rushes ahead, it is called ying. Annotation (Zhu): The Suyo (Suoyin) commentary states: Qu is pronounced ju, meaning hurried. Also, Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced qu, same pronunciation as the character xu (to gaze/observe). Meaning to walk quickly. Also pronounced ci, same pronunciation as the character (a variant form). Qu-ma (a position title) is sometimes written as the current entry. Also, Collected Rimes (Jiyun) and Classified Chapters (Leipian): Pronounced qu. Meaning to walk, to be fast. Book of Odes (Shijing), Qi Odes (Qi Feng): Nimbly walking with quick steps. Explanatory Text (Shiwen): Also has a pronunciation of qu. Also, Rhyme Supplements (Yunbu): Rhymes with the sound of ci. Forest of Changes (Yilin): Carriages and horses gallop and men walk fast, rolling up armor to contend with one another. Five Classics Graphs (Wujing Wenzi): The character for qu is derived from the character for chu; writing it as the character for duo is incorrect. Broad Rimes (Guangyun): The vulgar form is written as a variant. The original pronunciation of this variant was chi. Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Sometimes also written in a variant form.