Wei Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Meat (ròu)
Kangxi Strokes: 11
Page 978, Entry 14
Pronounced pan.
Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Half of the body of meat.
Yupian: Half of the body of a sacrificial animal.
Yunhui: To say pang is to say pian; it conveys the meaning of separating meat.
Zhou Li (Zhou Rites), Office of Heaven, Internal Chef: Regarding all who oversee the provision of dried meats, slices of dried meat, half-carcasses of meat, and dried fish, to await the provision of meals. Commentary: Pang is like dried meat but raw.
Book of Rites (Liji), Internal Patterns: Regarding dried meat, thick soup, rabbit sauce, and meat porridge. Commentary: Fu is sometimes written as pang. Explanation of Text: Pang is pronounced pan.
Zengyun: The thin meat on the side of the ribs.
Book of Rites (Liji), Internal Patterns: A swan or owl pang. Commentary: A swan or owl pang refers to the thin meat on the side of the ribs.
Jiyun: Also defined as broad meat.
Pronounced pan.
Great.
Book of Rites (Liji), Great Learning: With a broad heart and a comfortable body. Commentary: Pang means great. Explanation of Text: Pang is pronounced pan. Zhu Xi Commentary: At ease and comfortable.
Pronounced ban.
The meat attached to the spine.