You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Foot (zú) Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 1223, Entry 35 Pronounced fu. The toes. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), the instep. In the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), the chapter on Rites for the Burial of an Officer states: Then the shoe ties are knotted at the instep and connected to the toe ornament. The commentary states: Fu means the instep. The sub-commentary states: This refers to the instep. In the Zhuangzi, the chapter on Autumn Floods states: Stumbling into mud, one's feet and insteps are submerged. The Pronunciation and Meaning (Yinyi) notes: Fu means the instep. Also, in the Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), the sixteenth year of Duke Cheng records: There were leather instep-coverings. These were military garments shaped like trousers that connected to the instep. Also, a name for a person. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), the biography of Bian Que and Cang Gong mentions the physician Yu Fu. The commentary notes: A physician during the time of the Yellow Emperor. Also, pronounced fu (falling-rising tone). The meaning is the same. Also, interchangeable with fu. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), the chapter on Small Odes mentions the calyx and the petals blossoming brightly. The Mao commentary states: The character used for the calyx should be written as fu. The Pronunciation and Meaning (Yinyi) notes: The character fu is also written as fu.