Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Strip (piàn) Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 693, Entry 34 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced bo. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced pu. Jade Chapters (Yupian): A plaque or notice board. Broad Elegance (Boya): A wooden slip or tablet used for records. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Offices of Heaven, section on the Office of Currency: With an annotation stating that a notice board is like a modern document written to record currency values. Commentary: This refers to each office having a specific plaque to record quantities and values, which is called a jie. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced bu. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced pai. Meaning is the same. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): A sign or placard; popularly, a shield is also called a pai. Correct Meaning Thoroughfare (Zhengzitong): Ivory tablets, now used as gaming pieces. Popular lore states they were established in the second year of the Xuanhe era, and during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, they were officially distributed throughout the empire. They are called bone tiles, similar to ancient games like bose or the game of ge wu.