Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Entry: Bao Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 1468, Entry 14 Pronounced bao (falling tone). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to fermented fish. The Jade Chapters (Yupian) defines it as pickled fish, currently referred to as soaked fish. The Explanation of Names (Shiming) states: Bao fish, bao, means to decay; it is buried and stored to cause it to rot and become foul-smelling. The Commentary on the Quick Literacy Classic (Jijiupian zhu) states that bao is also a type of sea fish, prepared with salt but not dried. In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), section on Offices of Heaven, Stewards of the Bamboo and Wooden Vessels (Bianren), it mentions sliced meat, bao fish, and dried fish. The commentary notes that bao refers to fish dried in a compartment or chamber, originating from the Yangtze and Huai regions. The Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Salt and Iron, mentions a thousand jun of bao. The commentary states that bao refers to split fish, meaning fish split down the middle with the head and tail still attached, also called bo guan. The Discourses of Zhou (Zhouyu) states that bao fish should not be placed on ritual sacrificial vessels. The School Sayings (Jiayu) notes that dwelling with an unworthy person is like entering a shop selling bao fish; after a long time, one no longer notices the stench. Also a surname. The commentary to the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), 14th year of Duke Zhuang, mentions Bao Shuya, the tutor of Xiaobai. The Discourses of Qi (Qiyu) states that Bao Shuya was a high official of the State of Qi and a descendant of the Si clan. Also written as a variant form (pao). The Record of Craftsmen (Kaogongji) in the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli) describes the craft of working with animal hides, including armor makers and leather workers. The commentary notes that bao is sometimes written as a variant (pao). The Cangjie Pian dictionary contains the variant (pao). Pronounced pao. Name of a fish. Pronounced bao. Personal name. The State of Chu had a figure named Shen Baoxu. Commonly written as the variant form (bao).