Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Hou Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 893, Entry 02 According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and the Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is hou. It refers to the konghou, a musical instrument. It is also commonly written in a variant form.