Chen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Tree (mù). Kangxi stroke count: 9. Page 517, Entry 13. Pronounced fu. Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Single-component Characters and Analyzing Compound Characters): A stick used for beating a drum. Zuo Zhuan (Chronicle of Zuo), second year of Duke Cheng: Holding the reins with the left hand, and grasping the drumstick with the right to beat the drum, the horses bolted and could not be stopped. Guanzi (The Book of Master Guan), Xiao Kuang chapter: Wearing armor and holding a drumstick, standing at the gate of the military camp. Also pronounced fu. Also pronounced fu. The meaning is the same. Also a name of a plant. Erya (Approaching Elegance), Explaining Plants: Yang, known as fu-ji. Commentary: Pronounced fu. Jiyun (Rhyme Collection) records both fu and fu pronunciations. Also a name of a county. Book of Han (Hanshu), Annals of Emperor Wu: Fu. Commentary notes the pronunciation as fu. A county in Jincheng. Also pronounced bao. Erya (Approaching Elegance), Explaining Trees: Pu, known as fu-zhe. Commentary: A species of pu, growing in clusters called fu. Correction: Regarding Zuo Zhuan, second year of Duke Cheng: The original text was corrected from holding to grasping. Regarding Guanzi, Xiao Kuang chapter: The original text was corrected from Da Kuang to Xiao Kuang, and from Jie Cao to Jiezhou. Regarding Erya, Explaining Plants: Yang, fu-ji. The note was corrected from Guo commentary to Shiwen. Also pronounced tie. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Emperor Wu: Fu. Commentary: Name of a county in Jincheng. Note: According to Yupian (Jade Compendium), Guangyun (Broad Rhymes), Jiyun (Rhyme Collection), Leipian (Categorized Dictionary), and Yunhui (Collection of Rhymes), the character fu does not have a tie pronunciation. Furthermore, this text does not appear in the Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Emperor Wu, but only in the Book of Han. Therefore, corrected: Also a name of a county. Book of Han, Annals of Emperor Wu: Fu. Commentary notes the pronunciation as fu. A county in Jincheng. Note: The commentary in the Book of Han notes the pronunciation as fu, which is similar to the pronunciation fu. It has been moved under the entry for the fu and fu pronunciations.