Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Jun Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 888, Entry 04 Ancient form: Gun Pronounced jiong. According to the Shuo Wen Jiezi (Shuowen), it refers to a path, and also appears in the phrase describing bamboo for arrows. Commentary states that fine bamboo is suitable for making arrows. Book of Documents (Shangshu): The tribute includes jun-lu bamboo and hu wood. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): Mount Bao produces many palm trees, nan wood, jing shrubs, and jun bamboo arrows. Commentary: The jun bamboo is a type of small bamboo suitable for making arrow shafts. Bamboo Manual (Zhu Pu) by Dai Kaizhi: The jun bamboo originates from the Yunmeng marshes, and its skin is distinctively black. Also a name for bamboo shoots. Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals (Lushi Chunqiu): Among the finest ingredients for seasoning, there is the jun from Yueluo. Commentary: Jun refers to bamboo shoots. Also known as jun-gui (a type of cinnamon). Chu Ci (Lisao) by Qu Yuan: Mingled with prickly ash and jun-gui. Commentary: The Materia Medica (Bencao) notes that jun-gui has white flowers and yellow stamens, and its shape is round like the jun bamboo. Also a type of game piece. Dialects (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong: In some regions, the board game is called jun. Also a river name. Book of Documents (Shangshu): The nine rivers are well-positioned according to the terrain. Commentary: The ninth river is called the Jun River. Pronounced qun. The meaning is the same. Textual Research: Regarding the Shuo Wen Jiezi, the original text did not contain the characters for the description of fine bamboo for arrows. According to the original source, the entry has been corrected to refer to a path, and the three characters describing fine bamboo have been appended to the reference. Regarding the Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals, the text has been corrected from the original miswriting to Yueluo.