Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) 筏 Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 883, Entry 07 Pronounced fa. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a large boat used at sea. According to the Sea Compendium (Haipian), woven bamboo used to cross water is called a raft. According to the Regional Speech (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, it is called a raft. The commentary by Guo Pu states that wood is called a boat, bamboo is called a raft, and a small raft is called a float. Also pronounced bo. It refers to a bamboo screen or partition. Also pronounced po. The meaning is the same. The original form is written as a variant form (fa).