You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) 訃 Kangxi strokes: 9 Page 1146, Entry 10 According to Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), the pronunciation is pu (falling tone). It means to announce a death. It also means to arrive. In Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also used interchangeably with fu. According to Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), In the seventh year of Duke Yin, whenever feudal lords who have formed an alliance pass away, it is announced by name. According to Book of Rites (Liji), in the Tan Gong chapter, when Bogao died in Wei, it was announced to Confucius. The commentary notes that this is the same as fu (to announce a death). According to Correct Meaning Compilation (Zhengzitong), it is also used interchangeably with bao. According to Book of Rites (Liji), in the Minor Record of Mourning Clothes chapter, when one announces a burial, one announces the Yu sacrifice. The commentary notes that bao should be read as fu, in the sense of urgency. The three characters fu, bao, and fu were used interchangeably in ancient times.