Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Gui Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 882, Entry 04 Pronounced gui. The name of a type of bamboo. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): Seventy miles east of Turtle Mountain is Bing Mountain, which has many gui bamboo. Monk Zanning: Bamboo Shoot Records (Sunpu): Gui bamboo grows in abundance in the Wu and Yue regions. Ocean of Writings (Pianhai): Gui is a name for a type of bamboo; its thorns can cause death if they prick a person. New Account of Guangdong (Guangdong Xinyu): Gui bamboo has thin leaves and sparse nodes, making it suitable for producing fine threads.