Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Ti Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 903, Entry 04 According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced ti. Describes the appearance of a bamboo pole that is slender, long, and tapering. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Wei: Slender and long is the bamboo pole, used for fishing in the Qi River. The Commentary (Zhuan) states: Ti-ti means long and tapering. Also, according to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and the Rhyme Anthology (Yunhui), pronounced di. The meaning is the same.