Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Ge Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 893, Entry 32 Guangyun: Pronounced he. Jiyun: Pronounced he. Ge refers to a type of coarse bamboo mat. According to the Fangyan (Dialect of Master Yang): A bamboo mat is called a ququ, or sometimes a quchu, or sometimes a ge. Also, according to the Jiyun: Pronounced gai. The meaning is the same. The original form of this character was composed of the radical for wood and the character for bamboo slips.