Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Qie Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 882, Entry 05 According to Jade Compendium (Yupian), pronounced qu; according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced qu. According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it refers to a bamboo mat used for rearing silkworms. Sometimes also written in a variant form.