Yin Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Bow (gōng) 彇 Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 360, Entry 41 In Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced xiao. In Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced xiao. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) states it is the ends of a bow. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) notes it is interchangeably used as the character for a flute (xiao). Book of Rites (Liji), Section on Rituals (Quli): Use the right hand to hold the xiao. Commentary: The xiao is the end of the bow. It is called xiao. Xiao means slanted. Sub-commentary: The xiao is the bow tip, where the end is slightly tapered, slanted, and resembles a flute, hence it is called xiao.