Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) 篍 Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 893, Entry 04 According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Collection of Rhymes and Their Meanings (Yunhui), the pronunciation is qiu. According to the Corrected Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is qiu. These sources indicate the sound is the same as the word for autumn. It refers to a bamboo flute. According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), the pronunciation is qiao. According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is qiao. According to the Corrected Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is qiao. These sources indicate the sound is the same as the word for banana. It refers to a flute used to urge laborers to work. According to the Urgent Learning Chapters (Jijiupian), the bamboo flute (hu) and the flute (qiao) are used to arrange daily life and supervise the sequence of labor. According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), the Collection of Rhymes and Their Meanings (Yunhui), and the Corrected Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is qiao. This refers to a bamboo flute, which is a musical instrument played by the pavilion chief of Luoyang.