Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) 笖 Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 879, Entry 21 Compendium of Phonology (Jiyun): Pronounced yi (rising tone), meaning the same as yi. Refers to a bamboo shoot. Also, Sea of Characters (Pianhai): Pronounced chui (rising tone), meaning the same as chui. Refers to the growth of a shoot from bamboo.