Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) 篾 Kangxi strokes: 17 Page 896, Entry 20 Pronounced mie (rising tone) Pronounced mie (falling tone) Pronounced mie (entering tone) The reading is identical to mie. It refers to the outer skin of bamboo. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Chapter顾命 (Guming): Records the spreading of layered bamboo-skin mats. Commentary: Explains that this refers to the Taozhi bamboo. Sub-commentary: Clarifies that this refers to the thin, green outer layer of bamboo after it has been split. Book of Song (Songshu), Biography of Emperor Ming: Mentions that the Empress Dowager rode in a carriage made of green bamboo strips while traveling to inspect and oversee affairs. Collection of Rhymes (Shiyun Jilue): Refers to it as man. Today, in the regions of Sichuan and Guanzhong, bamboo strips are also called man. Also refers to a type of bamboo. Zhang Heng, Southern Capital Rhapsody (Nandu Fu): Writes, "The bamboo includes the zonglong and mie varieties." Li Shan Commentary: Explains that mie is the Taozhi bamboo. Also signifies something thin or small. Yang Xiong, Dialect (Fangyan): Records that the thin branches of trees are called miao, and in the Jianghuai, Chen, and Chu regions, they are called mie. Commentary: Explains that mie describes the appearance of being thin and small.