Wei Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Bamboo (zhú)
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Kangxi strokes: 20
Page 903, Entry 01
Guangyun: Pronounced chou
Jiyun, Yunhui: Pronounced chou
Zhengyun: Pronounced chou
Refers to small bamboo sticks used for calculation.
Ceremonial Rites (Yili), Shooting Rites: Eighty counting sticks.
Commentary: Counting sticks are calculation tools.
Also refers to arrows used in the pot-pitching game.
Book of Rites (Liji), Pot-Pitching: The arrows are five spans long indoors, seven spans long in the hall, and nine spans long in the courtyard.
Commentary: Arrows are the projectile implements.
Also refers to strategic planning.
Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Emperor Gaozu: Devising strategies within a tent.
Also, according to Jiyun: Pronounced tao.
Yangzi, Regional Speech (Fangyan): Means to wear on the head.
Also rhyming as chu.
Cai Hong, Rhapsody on Weiqi: Deploying subtle thoughts, wielding mysterious strategies. Paying attention to the colors of clothing, enjoying crimson horses.