Mao Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Hand (shǒu). 11 Kangxi strokes. Page 433, Entry 15. Ancient script. Pronounced pou (rising tone). According to the Shuowen Jiezi, to take or gather. In the Book of Rites (Liji), specifically the Liyun chapter: human emotion is used as a field. The commentary states: the field is what one gathers and cultivates. The sub-commentary explains: this refers to using hands to gather and pile, which implies plowing, planting, weeding, and hoeing. Also pronounced pao. Equivalent to the character pou (to hoard or gather). Also pronounced fu. Also pronounced fou (level tone, reading like the word fou in the expression ke fou). Meaning is the same. Also pronounced fu. To strike. Also pronounced pou (level tone). To scoop up with hands. Also a secondary pronunciation for the note in the Liyun chapter. According to the Shuowen Jiezi, the character fou is sometimes written as the character bao, which uses the radical bao. According to the Jiyun, it is sometimes written as the character pou. Refer to the notes for the characters pou and bao for further details.