Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Entry: 胈 Kangxi Stroke Count: 11 Page 977, Entry 15 According to The Extensive Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun), The Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and The Corrected Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced ba. The Extensive Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun): Fine hairs on the thigh. The Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui): Fine hairs on the skin. Biography of Sima Xiangru in The History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu): He toiled until his limbs developed calluses and he lost his body hair. Commentary: This refers to fine, soft skin. It means that Yu worked so diligently that calluses formed on his hands and feet, and even the fine hairs on his skin were worn away. Commentary by Wei Zhao on The Disputation on Shu Elders by Sima Xiangru: The fine downy hairs on the body. The World (Tianxia) chapter of the Zhuangzi: Yu personally carried the soil-carrier and the hoe, channeling the rivers of the world; his shins were devoid of hair, and his lower legs were bare. Also, according to The Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced pei. The meaning is the same. Also refers to white flesh. Biography of Sima Xiangru in The Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): He toiled until his limbs developed calluses and he lost his body hair. Commentary: This refers to white flesh.