Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Leather (gé) 鞘 Kangxi Stroke Count: 16 Page 1388, Entry 12 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced shao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced shao. Comprehensive Collection of Characters (Yupian): A whip scabbard. Broad Refinements (Boya): Referred to as a scabbard. Also: Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced xiao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui): Pronounced xiao. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A case for a knife. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes (Xiao Ya): The scabbard and the chape have adornments. Commentary (Zhuan): The bǐ is that which contains a knife scabbard. Sub-commentary (Shu): What was called bǐ in ancient times is what is called a scabbard today. Western Capital Miscellany (Xijing Zaji): Open the box and throw in the scabbard. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): The same as qiao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Originally written as qiao. Also written as xiao.