Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) 膊 Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 991, Entry 13 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collection Rhyme (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced po (entering tone). Explanation of Graphs (Shuowen): Thin dried meat dried on a roof. Derived from the radical for meat and phonetic element pu. Names and Definitions (Shiming): Bo means to press. It refers to thin meat pressed against an object to dry it. Broad Elegance (Boya): Bo means dried meat. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Offices of Heaven, Officer of Preserved Foods: Pork pat, fish sauce. The commentary notes that pat means bo, referring to the ribs. It also refers to the shoulder. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Rites of Archery: The shoulder, arm, upper arm, bo, and pelvic bone. It also refers to the act of dismembering a corpse. Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), Year 2 of Duke Cheng: Killed and dismembered him on the city wall. The commentary states that bo means to dismember. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Autumn Offices: Master of Executions in charge of beheading and killing thieves and spies. The commentary states that bo means to remove clothing and dismember. It also refers to meat cut into thick pieces. Huainanzi (Huainanzi), Discourses on Consistent Principles: Therefore, those who have the same taste but crave thick bo must find it sweet. The commentary states that thick bo means meat cut into thick pieces. It also refers to the sound of striking. Ancient Poem of Thin Ends: The sound of biao bo when the cock first crows, the stars setting clearly toward the dawn. Han Yu, Poem on Cockfighting: The sound of battle, biao bo, is clamorous. Collection Rhyme (Jiyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced bo (entering tone). The meaning is the same. Collection Rhyme (Jiyun): Pronounced lie (entering tone). It means to demarcate. Yangzi (Taixuanjing): If there is fortune, there is bo. The commentary notes that Lu Ji reads it as such. Pronounced pei. Pronounced fu. The meaning is the same. Pronounced chun. It refers to the thigh bone. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Rites for the Lesser Offering: Bo and bone, explanation of the text. Bo, Liu pronounces it as chun. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Also written as pat.