Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Leather (gé) 鞄 Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 1386, Entry 38 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced pu. Etymology (Shuowen): A worker who softens leather. Pronounced like pu. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Winter Official, Record of Examination of Craftsmen, Crafts of Skinworking, Armour, Pou, Yun, Wei, and Fur commentary: Pou may also be written as bao. The Cangjie Chapter contains bao. Explanation of Texts (Shiwen): Bao, pronounced xue. Liu says pronounced pu. Also Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced bao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced bo. Also Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced pu. Also: Pronounced pu (entering tone). Also Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced pao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced pao. Also Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced bao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced bao. Also Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced bao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced bao. The meaning is the same. The original character was written with north below wan. Bao is also written as bao.