Wei Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Bamboo (zhú)
Pó
Kangxi strokes: 17
Page 896, Entry 17
Guangyun (Guangyun) and Jiyun (Jiyun) state it is pronounced yáo. The pronunciation is the same as pí. It is the name of a type of bamboo.
Yupian (Yupian) states it refers to a bamboo gate.
Jiyun (Jiyun) states it refers to thin bamboo.
Sunpu (Sunpu) states that the po bamboo has a solid core, belongs to this category, and is produced in Shaozhou. Its stalks are five to six inches in diameter, and the middle section can be used to manufacture crossbow bolts.
Zuo Si (Zuo Si) in Ode to the Capital of Wu (Wudu Fu) writes that po bamboo and lao bamboo grow in clusters.
Also, Jiyun (Jiyun) states it is pronounced biāo. The pronunciation is the same as biāo.
Guangyun (Guangyun) states it is pronounced piǎo. Jiyun (Jiyun) states it is pronounced piǎo. The pronunciation is the same as piǎo. The meaning is the same.
Also pronounced piào. The pronunciation is the same as piào. The name of a type of bamboo. Produced in Jiuzhen.
Yiwuzhi (Yiwuzhi) states the po bamboo is the size of a halberd handle, with a solid, hard, and tough core. The people of Jiaozhi sharpen it to make spears, which are extremely sharp.