You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Entry: Bo Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 1156, Entry 01 According to the Collection of Characters (Zihui), pronounced ba. According to the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Sima Zhen, Annals of the Three Sovereigns (Sanhuang Benji): Shennong took a daughter of the Benshui clan, named Tingbo, as his wife. Furthermore, according to the Correct Meaning Through Characters (Zhengzitong), the ancient History Examination (Gushi Kao) writes this character as bo. The Collection of Characters writes it as speech plus ba, which is incorrect.