Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Lou Kangxi strokes: 17 Page 897, Entry 37 Pronounced lou. A bamboo basket. Annotation to the Quickening Lessons (Jijiu pian): A lou is a basket with sparse mesh, so named because its holes appear lou-lou (sparse or hollowed out). Also, pronounced lou (falling-rising tone). Same meaning. Also, pronounced ju. Lou is a tool for measuring a carriage rim. Also, pronounced lu. Same meaning. Also, pronounced fu. A basket for carriage bows.