Wei Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Net (wǎng)
Fu
Kangxi Strokes: 13
Page 948, Entry 02
According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced fu. In the Literary Expositor (Erya), section on Explaining Implements, a zhuo is called a fu. A fu is an overturned carriage. The commentary states that this is what is known today as an overturning cart. It has two shafts, and in the middle, a net is applied to capture birds, which releases itself as it rolls. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), in the section on Odes of Wang, it is written: A pheasant is caught in the fu. The commentary states: It is an overturned carriage. Also, according to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced fu. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), pronounced fu. According to the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced fu. The Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) notes that it is sometimes written with the components for wrap and not.