Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) states the pronunciation is fen (falling-rising tone); Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states the pronunciation is fen (falling-rising tone); the pronunciation is the same as fen (falling tone). Explaining Characters and Writing Words (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as fat meat or the appearance of being obese. Wide Rhymes (Guangyun) defines it as cooked meat that has been sliced. Erudite Broadness (Boya) defines it as fen (falling tone), which refers to meat soup. Commentary on the Quick Literacy Primer (Jijiupian zhu) defines it as fen (falling tone), meaning raw meat that has been roughly sliced.
Additionally, Wide Rhymes (Guangyun) states the pronunciation is fei (rising tone); Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states the pronunciation is fei (rising tone); the pronunciation is the same as fei (rising tone). The meaning is juicy.
Additionally, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states the pronunciation is fei (level tone); the pronunciation is the same as fei (level tone). The meaning is the same as previously stated. The character structure belongs to the radical: Large (bèn), totaling thirteen strokes. The Dictionary of Characters (Zihui) incorrectly appended it under twelve strokes, which is erroneous. This is now corrected.