Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Gou Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 881, Entry 09 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced gou (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced gou (rising tone). Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A curved bamboo device for catching fish is called a gou. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Bei: Do not disturb my fish basket. Commentary: Zheng Sinong says: A dam is built in the water to create an opening, and the fish basket is placed to catch fish at that opening. Approaching Elegance (Erya), Explaining Implements: The fish basket used by a widow is called a liu. Commentary: Sun Yan says: It is a fish basket made of thin bamboo slats. Also a place name. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Goulu County, located in Jiaozhi. Also pronounced gou, see Sounds and Meanings of Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi yinyi). Textual Research: Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Wei: Do not disturb my fish basket. Carefully corrected to Odes of Bei according to the original text.