Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Character: da Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 879, Entry 31 Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced xia (rising tone). Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced xia (rising tone). The pronunciation is the same as the character for intimate (xia). It is the name of a type of bamboo, identical to the character for bamboo basket (da). Also, Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced da. Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced he (entering tone). The pronunciation is the same as the character for bamboo clatter (da). It refers to bamboo stalks colliding and striking against one another. Also, Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced na (entering tone). The pronunciation is the same as the character for bamboo rope (na). It refers to a bamboo rope used for mooring boats. It is identical to the character for boat-mooring rope (na).