Although the etymological origins of Wa remain uncertain, Chinese historical texts recorded an ancient people residing in the Japanese archipelago, named something like *"ʼWâ" or *"ʼWər" 倭. Carr surveys prevalent proposals for the etymology of "Wa" ranging from feasible (transcribing Japanese first-person pronouns "waga" 我が "my; our" and "ware" 我 "I; we; oneself") to shameful (writing Japanese "Wa" as 倭 implying "dwarf"), and summarizes interpretations for *"ʼWâ" "Japanese" into variations on two etymologies: "behaviorally 'submissive' or physically 'short. The first "submissive; obedient" explanation began with the (121 CE) "Shuowen Jiezi" dictionary. It defines 倭 as "shùnmào" 順皃 "obedient/submissive/docile appearance", graphically explains the "person; human' radical with a "wěi" 委 "bent" phonetic, and quotes the above "Shi Jing" poem. "Conceivably, when Chinese first met Japanese," Carr suggests, "they transcribed "Wa" as *"ʼWâ" 'bent back' signifying 'compliant' bowing/obeisance. Bowing is noted in early historical references to Japan." Examples include "Respect is shown by squatting", and "they either squat or kneel, with both hands on the ground. This is the way they show respect."