You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) 訃 Kangxi strokes: 9 Page 1146, Entry 06 Pronounced pù. To announce a funeral or death. Also refers to arriving. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also written as a variant form (fù). In the Chronicle of Zuo (Zuozhuan), Hidden Year Seven: When any of the feudal lords die while in a mutual alliance, one must send an announcement (fù) using their name. In the Book of Rites (Liji), record of Tan Gong: Bo Gao died in Wei, and the announcement (fù) was sent to Confucius. The commentary notes that this is the same as the character for obituary (fù). According to the Corrected Character Guide (Zhengzitong), it is also written as the variant form (bào). In the Book of Rites (Liji), Small Record of Mourning Attire: One who announces (bào) the burial also announces (bào) the peace-offering. The commentary notes that the word announce (bào) should be read as arrive (fù), meaning to do so with speed. In ancient times, the characters for arrive (fù), announce (bào), and obituary (fù) were used interchangeably.