Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) Page 100, Entry 01 According to the Extensive Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced fu (rising tone). It is used interchangeably with the characters pronounced fu and bi. It is also written in a variant form (fo). The Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as great. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced fu. According to the Categorized Compilation (Leibian), it is pronounced fu. The meanings are the same. It is also written in a variant form.