Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) kui Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 899, Entry 19 According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), the pronunciation is kui (falling tone), and according to the Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is gui (falling tone). It is a basket for earth. Document of Antiquity (Shujing), Record of the Journey of the Dog (Lü'ao): To build a mountain nine ren high, success depends on one basket. The commentary states: A basket is a vessel for containing earth. Also, according to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is kuai (rising tone). It is also a basket. It is also written in a variant form. History of the Later Han (Houhan Shu), Treatise on Harmonics and Calendars (Lüli Zhi): Building a mountain but not finishing it, exceeding by one basket. Also written as kui. History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Biography of Wang Mang (Wang Mang Zhuan): The principles were all established, without a single lack. The commentary states: A kui is a woven grass vessel used for holding earth. The Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) considers it the same as the character kui. Textual research: The Extensive Rhymes states it is a type of bamboo. I respectfully note that the Extensive Rhymes entry for the character kui does not contain the text regarding it being bamboo, so it has been omitted here. Additionally, the five characters from the Jade Chapter (Yupian) pronounced gui (falling tone) have been added to the beginning. History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Biography of Wang Mang (Wang Mang Zhuan), commentary: The kui is a vessel woven from bamboo. I have corrected the original text from woven grass to woven bamboo.