Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Boat (zhōu) Entry: Pang Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 1011, Entry 54 Pronounced bang. Two boats. Also, in the Rhyme Collection of Sounds (Wuyin Jiyun), a boatman, one who is accustomed to the water. Commonly written as bang. Also, in the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced bang. A boat.