Xu Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Wind (fēng)
Biao
Kangxi strokes: 14
Page 1412, Entry 14
According to Collected Rimes (Jiyun) and Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), pronounced biao.
According to Jade Chapters (Yupian), the same as biao. It means a violent storm.
Ban Gu, In Response to the Guest's Ridicule (Da Bin Xi): The seven states roared like tigers, dividing the summer lands. Sophists arose like wind-blown storms and thunder, attempting to save them.
Also, according to Broad Rimes (Guangyun), pronounced pao.
According to Broad Rimes, it refers to the sound of wind.
Also, according to Five Sound Collection of Rhymes (Wuyin Jiyun), pronounced pao (falling tone). It describes the appearance of wind.
Also, according to Broad Rimes, Collected Rimes, and Collection of Rhymes, pronounced pu.
According to Broad Rimes, it describes a multitude.
Ban Gu, Western Capital Rhapsody (Xidu Fu): Many arrows fly, cords and strings entangle. Wind-blown fur and bloody rain cover the wild and obscure the sky.
Annotation: This refers to the many arrows being shot and the large number of birds and beasts captured.
Also, according to Collected Rimes, pronounced bao. Biao biao, the appearance of things falling from the sky.