Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 448, Entry 02 Pronounced pan Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states that it means to be uneven or askew. Also, Guangya (Guangya) defines it as to clear away. Pronounced po Also means to clear away. Pan Yue, Pheasant Shooting Rhapsody (Shezhi fu) states: Clearing the ground and leaning on a blind. The commentary notes that to pan is a name for opening and clearing. A shooter clears the ground to make a field and leans on a blind within the grass. Six Officials Anthology (Liuchen wenxuan) writes it as the variant form. Also means to disperse. One source states it means to gather together. Jiyun (Jiyun) notes it is also written as the variant form.