Xu Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Fragrance (xiāng)
Bo
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Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Treasury of Rhymes (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) state the pronunciation is bo (entering tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states the pronunciation is bo (entering tone).
Jade Chapters (Yupian): Refers to a rich, dense fragrance.
Extensive Elegant (Boya): The term bibo refers to fragrance.
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes also written in a variant form (zhuàn). It is also used as a loan character for fu.
Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): Biography of Sima Xiangru contains the phrase "an ai bi fu."
Additionally, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states the pronunciation is po (entering tone). It describes the appearance of fragrance permeating the air.