Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 1049, Entry 37 Pronounced bo. A type of aquatic plant that can be woven into mats. Book of Rites (Liji): Using warm soup and reed mats. Name Interpretation (Shiming): The reed is a type of grass. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): Deep reeds. Book of Odes (Shijing): Bamboo shoots and reeds. History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu): When officials had faults, they were punished with a reed whip. Also, Book of Odes (Shijing): Rushing water does not wash away bundles of reeds. Commentary by Lu Ji: There are two types of reed willows; those with green bark are called small poplars, and those with red bark are called large poplars. Also, Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): Men hold a jade disc with reed patterns. Commentary: Some use reed patterns to decorate jade discs. Also, Book of Rites (Liji): The Zhou dynasty used reed ladles. Commentary: Reed refers to the gathering of reeds; the ladle should be carved into the shape of a reed head, with its mouth slightly open like a reed. Also, Name Interpretation (Shiming): A circular house built with grass is called a reed hut. The term reed means to spread out. Also, a personal name. Chronicles of Huayang (Huayang Guozhi): The Emperor of Wang changed his name to Pu. Biographies of Recluses (Gaoshi Zhuan): Pu Yi was a virtuous man during the time of Shun. Huainanzi: No one could surpass the skill of Pu Qiezi. Also, a place name. Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu): The Marquises of Qi and Wei met at the place called Pu. Also, a river name. Commentary on the Water Classic (Shuijing Zhu): The river flows south and merges into the Pu River. Also, a mountain name. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): There is Pu Mountain. Also, a terrace name. Record of Marvels (Shuyiji): There is a Pu Terrace in the East Sea; when the King of Qin visited, he tied his horses with reeds. Also, a surname. Spring and Autumn of the Sixteen Kingdoms (Shiliuguo Chunqiu): Five-zhang long reeds grew in the home of Fu Hong; people at the time considered this strange and called his family the Pu family. Also, Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Interchangeable with pu (the game of pitch-pot or dice). Ma Rong: Virtue is complete, yet one enjoys the game of pitch-pot. Also, interchangeable with pu (to crawl). Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan): Carrying brocades and holding a vessel of ice water, crawling forward. Also, Classified Dictionary (Leipian): Pronounced bang. Interchangeable with bo; Pugu is a place name. Bamboo Annals (Zhushu Jinian): Taiwu built the city of Pugu. Also, pronounced in the departing tone; grape, a type of fruit. Jieyin Notes (Jieyin Biji): Bai Juyi's poem: Flutes play songs of willows, maidens pour wine from grapes. Also, rhyming variant pronounced pu. Rhyme Supplement (Yunbu): Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): Its marshes are called Xianpu. Zheng Xuan reads it in the rising tone; Book of Odes (Shijing) mentions bundles of reeds, rhyming with the characters below. Textual Research: Huainanzi: The skill of Pu Qiezi. According to the original text, changed to skill; do not change to not.