Chou Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Earth (tǔ). Kangxi stroke count: 12. Page 234, Entry 05. Pronounced bao (falling tone). Definition: To reply, to reward, to answer. Book of Odes (Shijing), Zheng Feng section: If someone sends me a papaya, I will reciprocate with a beautiful jade. Book of Rites (Liji), Jiao Te Sheng section: To repay the roots and return to the beginning. Commentary: To show gratitude for a kindness is called bao, to return a merit is called fan. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Fan Sui: One must take revenge even for a minor grudge such as a glare. Also means to inform. History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Biography of the Prince of Wu: Without written documents, the report was made verbally. Tianbao Yishi: The newly successful candidates of the imperial examination would use gold powder on paper, attached to family letters, to report the good news of their success. Also means to join or match. Book of Rites (Liji), Sangfu Xiaoji section: The waist girdle of the lower minor mourning dress is made of washed hemp, without cutting the foundation, folded over and then folded back to match. Also, the judgment of prisoners is called bao. History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Biography of Zhang Tang: The document recording the confession was reviewed, the crime was determined, and the report was submitted. Also refers to illicit sexual relations between a younger generation and an elder generation. Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), Third Year of Duke Xuan: Duke Wen of Zheng engaged in illicit relations with the consort of Zi of Zheng, who was named Gui. Commentary: Zi of Zheng was the uncle of Duke Wen of Zheng, named Ziyi. Han Law: Illicit relations with an uncle's wife is called bao. Also used interchangeably with the word meaning to rush (fu). Book of Rites (Liji), Sangfu Xiaoji section: For those who are buried in haste, the Yu sacrifice is performed in haste. Commentary: The word bao is read as fu, meaning urgency. The Yu sacrifice is used to settle the spirit and cannot be delayed. Originally written as the character composed of the radical for earth and the character for report.