Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) 10 strokes Page 878, Entry 11 According to the Comprehensive Rhymes (Guangyun), it is pronounced xiao (level tone). According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced xiao (level tone). The pronunciation is the same as xiao (meaning to intertwine). It is a type of wind instrument. In the Er Ya (Erya), the smaller type of flute is called xiao. The commentary states that it has sixteen pipes and is one foot and two inches long. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is the same character as jiao (a variant form).