Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Tu Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 884, Entry 26 Pronounced tu. A type of bamboo. Book of Erya, Explaining Plants (Erya): A type of bamboo, hollow. Note: This refers to its hollow center. Pronounced chu. Same meaning as above. Also, according to the Book of Etymological Dictionary (Shuowen): to bend bamboo into thin strips. According to the Book of Dialects (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong: to bend bamboo is called tu. Pronounced chu. A type of grass. Also the name for bamboo shavings. Pronounced shu. A bamboo basket. Pronounced chu (falling tone). Same meaning as above. Also, one source defines it as a bamboo wrapper. Sometimes written as a variant form.