Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Jiao Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 899, Entry 23 Pronounced qiao. The name of a large bamboo pipe. Erya (Erya), Explanation of Music: A large pipe is called a jiao. Annotation: It is one foot long, one inch in circumference, lacquered together, and has a bottom. Mr. Jia considered it to be like a chi flute with six holes. Commentary: Li Xun said: The sound is high and large, therefore it is called jiao. Jiao means high. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also a type of agricultural tool. Textual Research: Erya (Erya), Explanation of Music: A large pipe is called a jiao. Annotation: Mr. Jia considered it to be like a chi flute with six holes. Adjusted according to the original text, changing chi to chi (flute).