Si Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Fire (huǒ). Kangxi strokes: 19. Page 686, Entry 16. Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced bo (rising tone), similar to hail. Jade Chapter (Yupian): Refers to bursting and falling off. Also refers to burning or becoming hot. Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Sometimes also written in a variant form (zhuàn). Tang Rimes (Tangyun): Pronounced pu (falling tone), similar to sun-dry. Explanatory Dictionary of Writing (Shuowen Jiezi): Defined as burning. The character structure consists of Fire (huǒ), with violent (bào) indicating the sound. Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced pu (rising tone), similar to unpolished jade (pú). Refers to burning. Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Also written in a variant form (zhuàn). Broad Rimes (Guangyun), Collected Rimes (Jiyun), and Dictionary of Rimes (Yunhui): Pronounced bo (entering tone), similar to peel (bāo). Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Refers to flames bursting. Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Refers to burning. Another source states it refers to the sound of fire burning. Also written in a variant form (zhuàn). Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced bo (entering tone); Collected Rimes (Jiyun) and Correct Rimes (Zhengyun): Pronounced bo (entering tone), similar to extensive (bó). Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Refers to being pressed by fire. Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Refers to drying by fire. Another source states it refers to becoming hot. Sometimes written as dried meat (bó). Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced bao (falling tone); Dictionary of Rimes (Yunhui): Pronounced bao (falling tone), similar to leopard (bào). Annotation to the Explanatory Dictionary of Writing (Shuowen Jiezi Zhu): Xu Xuan states that the original pronunciation was pu (falling tone). Common current pronunciation is bao (falling tone). Refers to fire bursting. Comprehensive Discussions in the White Tiger Hall (Baihu Tong): Explains that the character for divination (bǔ) signifies rushing; it refers to bursting to reveal signs. According to the Collected Rimes (Jiyun), the book records it as a variant form (zhuàn). The original character structure contains water (shuǐ) and not other components.