Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Character: Pu Kangxi Dictionary strokes: 16 Page 1049, Entry 36 Pronounced pu. According to the Categorized Compilation of Characters (Leipian), chu-pu is a game. According to the Biography of Tao Kan in the History of Jin (Jinshu), the game of chu-pu is merely a form of slave gambling. Also, according to the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), it is used interchangeably with the character for cattail. According to the Non-Partiality chapter of the Xunzi, being soft and compliant is like cattail and reed.