Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Kangxi Strokes: 22 Page 904, Entry 01 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced long. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhymes Compilation (Yunhui): Pronounced long. Explanation of Characters (Shuowen): An implement for lifting earth. Another source says it is a basket (ling). Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital (Xijing Zaji): According to Han dynasty regulations, the Emperor used ivory to make fire baskets. Also, a cage for birds is called a cage. Master Zhuang (Zhuangzi): If one treats the world as a cage, the sparrow has nowhere to escape. Also means to wrap or include. History of the Former Han (Qian Han Shu), Treatise on Food and Money: To monopolize goods, to monopolize salt and iron. Also a container for arrows, made of bamboo. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Ministry of War: When hunting or shooting, fill the baskets and quivers with arrows. Commentary: A cage is a bamboo quiver. Also a place name. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Account of the Xiongnu: In the fifth month, a great assembly was held at Long City. Supplement to the Rhymes Compilation (Yunhui Bu): In the lands beyond the influence of the Guangnan region, ancient Southern Yue territory, the Tang dynasty established Long Prefecture. Also Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced long. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced long. A type of bamboo. Zhang Heng, Rhapsody on the Southern Capital (Nandu Fu): As for its bamboo, there is the zonglong (a type of bamboo). Also, a long is a bamboo carriage covering. Yangzi, Dialect (Fangyan): A cart frame is called a long in the regions of Song and Wei. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Tian Dan: Ordered his clansmen to cut off the ends of their carriage axles and attach iron cages. Commentary: According to the Dialect (Fangyan), the end of a carriage axle is called a long in Qi. Also a type of grass. Guanzi, Treatise on the Earth (Diyuan Pian): There is the long (a type of grass) and the salt marsh. Also Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced long. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhymes Compilation (Yunhui): Pronounced long. A chest or trunk. Also a bamboo implement. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Ministry of Earth, Sui Ren: During field corvée and burials, carry the grindstones and provide the qiu-long (a type of bamboo container). Also the same as long (meaning drenched). Xunzi, Discussion on Warfare (Yibing Pian): To retreat while drenched (long). Commentary: The same as dong-long, meaning to be soaked or damp.