Mao Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Square (fāng) Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 484, Entry 20 Pronounced shāo According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced shāo. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), it is pronounced shāo. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it refers to the fluttering ribbons on a banner. In the Biography of Yang Xiong from the Former Han (Qianhan), it mentions erecting the long fluttering ribbons of the bright radiance. The commentary states that the term refers to the ribbons on a flag. One theory suggests it refers to the swallow-tail ribbons of a banner.