Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Character: Pou Kangxi Stroke Count: 13 Page 1117, Entry 08 Pronounced pou. Classic of Poetry (Erya), Interpretation of Ancient Words: To gather or assemble. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: The low-lying fields are gathered in; brothers seek one another. Also, Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Zhou: Throughout the world, all spirits are gathered to be honored with offerings. Also, Classic of Poetry (Erya), Interpretation of Ancient Words: To have a large amount. Also, Jade Chapters (Yupian): To decrease or reduce. Book of Changes (Yijing), Modesty Hexagram: The noble man takes the surplus to supplement the deficiency. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced fou. The meaning is the same. Also, pronounced bo. Same as the character meaning to praise (bao). See the entry for the character meaning to praise (bao) for details. Sometimes also written in a variant form (bāo). Research notes: The citation from the Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes, has been corrected to reflect the original text regarding the gathering of fields.