鞠 · Zhang Zhi
鞠 (jū, 1st tone) begins as a ball. The Shuowen Jiezi, chapter three: 蹋鞠也。从革匊聲 — ‘a kick-ball; from 革 (hide) with 匊 as phonetic.’ Duan Yucai quotes Liu Xiang’s Bielu: 蹵鞠者，傳言黃帝所作…蹋鞠，兵勢也，所以練武士，知有材也 — cuju was said to be the Yellow Emperor’s in $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart