Mao Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Tap (pū)
Kangxi strokes: 4
Page 468, Entry 04
According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced pu. According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is defined as tapping lightly. According to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced pu. Originally written as a variant form. It signifies striking. According to Five Classics Text (Wujing Wenzi), it is written as a variant form in the Stone Classics. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes also written in the variant forms of pu or pu.