Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) 笘 Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 879, Entry 27 Pronounced lian. According to the Rhymes of the Tang (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is the same as the word for a straw mat. In the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is defined as a whip made from a broken piece of bamboo. Additionally, in the Yingchuan region, people call the bamboo slips used by children for practicing writing "zhan." Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced gan. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Classified Dictionary (Leipian), it is pronounced zhan, with a meaning identical to that of an apron. Also, according to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced tie, which corresponds to the same meaning as "zhan." Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced di, with a meaning identical to "zhan, zhan."