Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Pu Kangxi Strokes: 18 Page 657, Entry 10 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collection Rhyme (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced bu. Name of a river. Origin of Characters (Shuowen): The river rises in Dong Commandery, Puyang, and flows south into Juye. Commentary on the Water Classic (Shuijing): The Huzi River flows out of the north of Puyang County in Dong Commandery and goes east to the Goushi district of Jiyin, where it becomes the New Canal; it then flows northeast past Linqiu County to become the Pu River. Name of a prefecture. Expanded Record of the Universe (Guangyuji): It belongs to Dongchang Prefecture; in the Spring and Autumn period, Duke Cheng of Wei had his capital here; it was Juancheng in the Han dynasty and Pu Prefecture in the Sui dynasty. Name of a bamboo. History of the Former Han (Qianhan): Biography of the Ailao Yi: Its bamboo joints are one foot apart, and it is called Pu bamboo. Korean dialect. Collected Matters of Jilin (Jilin leishi): In the Goryeo dialect, a drum is called Pu.