You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Kangxi Strokes: 20 Page 1182, Entry 01 Pronounced bu. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): A register or record. Guangya (Guangya): A document or list. Yupian (Yupian): A classification or lineage. Shiming (Shiming): To spread or arrange; to lay out and reveal the facts of the matter. The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons (Wenxin Diaolong): When governing the people, there are registers, records, and lists. The word pu (register) implies pu (universal/comprehensive); it denotes the orderly recording of lineages and events to ensure comprehensive coverage. The interpretations of the Book of Odes (Shijing) by the Zheng family are based on this. Preface to the Book of Odes (Shixu): Thereby establishing this record. Kong Yingda Commentary (Kongshu): Records of this nature are a type of preface. They avoid using the title of the Preface by Zixia; because they list the successions of the feudal lords and the order of the poems, they are termed records. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): From the Yin dynasty and earlier, the lineages of the feudal lords cannot be recorded. History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu): Liu Xin wrote the Three Systems Chronological Records (Santong Li Pu). Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu): Genealogical records are used to chronicle the succession of noble clans. Also written in a variant form (pu). Spring and Autumn Preface (Chunqiu Xu): Genealogical sequence. Commentary: The original text of this record was also written in a variant form (pu). Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Originally written in a variant form.