Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 881, Entry 02 Pronounced dan (rising tone). Broad Rimes (Guangyun): To beat. Also a surname. Pronounced dan (falling tone). A basket. Another definition: to answer. Another definition: a type of bamboo mat resembling a quchu (a coarse bamboo mat), specifically one with straight patterns and a coarse texture. In the region east of the Yangtze River, it is called da, while those with diagonal patterns are called... Pronounced da (entering tone). To whip or lash. Another definition: a mat used to cover a boat. Pronounced da (entering tone). According to the New Records of the Southern Regions (Nanbu Xinshu), when Lu Wenjin went out hunting, the sky suddenly grew dark and stars appeared, which the literati referred to as da. Also a place name. According to the Comprehensive Geography of the Ming Dynasty (Ming Yitongzhi), there is a Mount Wuda in Zhuji.