Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tanned Leather (wéi) Kangxi Strokes: 19 Page 1395, Entry 03 Pronounced tao. Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Single-Component Characters and Analyzing Compound Characters): A cover for a bow. Formed from the radical for tanned leather with a phonetic component suggesting scooping. Yupian (Jade Chapters): A cover for a sword. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): To conceal or hide. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes, Commentary on the Red Bow: A gao is the same as a tao. Classic of Poetry (Zhousong), Commentary on the Shimai: A gao is a bow case; it is also called a tao bow, which is why placing a bow into a case is referred to as tao-ing a bow. Yupian (Jade Chapters): Principles. Yupian (Jade Chapters): A pole sheath. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Archery Ritual for Local Districts: The flag pole is three ren long; use fabric with the patterned texture of a wild goose neck to cover the upper two xun of the flag pole. Commentary: Use a cloth shroud to cover the flag pole, and add the wild goose neck pattern on top. Yupian (Jade Chapters): Broad or wide. Yunhui (Collection of Rhymes): The same as tao. Book of Han (Hanshu), Treatise on Arts and Literature: Six Tao. Commentary: Shigu stated that this is the same as the current Six Strategies (Liutao). Tao and tao are the same. Jiyun (Collection of Rhymes): Pronounced tao. An arm guard. Jiyun (Collection of Rhymes): Sometimes written in a variant form (dao).