Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Kuo Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 882, Entry 22 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced kuo. The end of an arrow is called a kuo. It refers to the place where the arrow meets the bowstring. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): An arrow notch is the part that receives the bowstring. Lu Ji, Poem Presented to the Wife of Gu Yanxian: Separations and reunions have no fixed state, just like the bowstring and the arrow notch. Additionally, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced kuo. The meaning is the same. It is also synonymous with the character kuo. Book of Documents (Shangshu): Just as a forester draws a bow and crossbow, one must repeatedly inspect whether the arrow notch meets the standard before releasing the arrow.