Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tiger (hū) Baohu Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 1075, Entry 18 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced bao (falling tone), reading the same as the character for violent or cruel. Six Writings Rectified (Liushu zheng'e): Refers to the meaning of forcefully encroaching, cruelty, and ferocity. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Earth Office, Office of the Magistrate (Xushi): Mentions an official post known as the Controller of Violence. Commentary (Shu): Explains that the Controller of Violence was primarily responsible for suppressing riots and disturbances within the marketplace. Earth Office, Controller of Markets (Sishi): Records the use of punishment to prohibit violent acts and purge thieves. History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Treatise on the Five Elements (Wuxingzhi): Written as "committing power and violent harm." Bao Zhao, Rhapsody on the Ruined City (Wucheng fu): Contains the phrase "lurking in violence and hiding like a tiger." Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Indicates that this character is used interchangeably with the character for violent or cruel.