Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Character: 竾 Kangxi Stroke Count: 9 Page 878, Entry 02 Standard Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced chi. Same as the character for a bamboo flute (chi). Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances (Yueling): In the month of mid-summer, harmonize the mouth organ (yu), reed pipe (sheng), bamboo flute (chi), and free-reed pipe (huang). Sea of Compilation (Pianhai): Sometimes also written in a variant form (chi). Textual Research: Standard Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced chi. Same as the character for a bamboo flute (chi). Note: According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the bamboo flute (chi) is pronounced chi, which is the same as 竾. When the bamboo flute (chi) is pronounced hu, both the pronunciation and meaning are different. The character for bamboo flute (chi) has now been corrected based on this research.