Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) 笵 Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 881, Entry 13 Pronounced fan (falling tone). Pronounced same as the character fan. Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters) interprets it as legal standards or the norms for writing on bamboo slips. Ancient legal standards were recorded on bamboo slips. Yupian (Jade Chapters) interprets it as a model or a legal standard, sharing the same meaning as the character fan. Tongsu Wen (Common Words) interprets it as: a mold for making vessels is called fan; those made of earth are called xing, those made of metal are called rong, and those made of bamboo are called fan.