Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Ying Kangxi Strokes: 26 Page 906, Entry 13 Expanded Collection of Characters (Pianhai): Pronounced ying. A type of basket or chest. Yangzi’s Dialect (Fangyan): Between the regions of Chen, Song, Chu, and Wei, a basket is called a ying. History of the Former Han (Qian Han Shu), Biography of Wei Xian: The proverb of Zou and Lu says: To bequeath one’s children a chest full of gold is not as good as teaching them a single classic. Commentary: Ru Chun states: A ying is a bamboo utensil, holding three or four dou (a unit of dry measure). Today, in the Chenliu region, this utensil is still in common use.