Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Character: bu Kangxi Stroke Count: 13 Page 1117, Entry 30 Ancient form. Pronounced bu (rising tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): To mend or repair clothing. Annotations to Jijiupian (Quick Reference Texts): Repairing damaged areas is called bu. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: If the ceremonial robes of the Son of Heaven are damaged, only Zhong Shanfu is capable of mending them. Also refers to assist or help. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Autumn Offices, Minor Envoy: If the state suffers from plague and death, then issue an order to provide material assistance for funerals. Also refers to benefit or advantage. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Dong Zhongshu: Those who are trivial and busy, rising early and sleeping late, devoting themselves to imitating the ways of the ancients, I fear there is no benefit in this. Also refers to a numerical unit. Yunhui (Dictionary of Rhymes): Ten trillion is called jing, ten jing is called gai, ten gai is called bu. Also refers to a place name. Discourses of the States (Guoyu), Discourses of Zheng: Yan, Bi, Bu, Dan, Yi, Li, and Shen are the territories of the feudal lord. Note: Refers to eight walled cities. Also refers to a surname. General Treatise on Clans (Tongzhi Shiluelue): There is the Bu surname. Zhenzitong (Correction of Characters): During the Tang Dynasty, there was a palace attendant named Bu Zhen. The note regarding the character correction refers to the entry for the character bi.