Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Arrow (shǐ) Zeng Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 825, Entry 26 Pronounced zēng. According to the Shuowen Jiezi, it is an arrow with a cord attached. According to the Yupian, it refers to tying a cord to an arrow. In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Summer Offices section, it states that a zeng arrow is used for archery involving a cord. The commentary notes that zeng refers to high, used for shooting flying birds. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Laozi, it mentions that one can use a corded arrow for flying creatures. In Ban Gu's Western Capital Rhapsody (Xidu fu), it is written that arrows and cords are entangled. In the Spring and Autumn of Wu and Yue (Wuyue chunqiu), it describes the Wu army's center force using white-feathered arrows, the left force using red-feathered arrows, and the right force using black-feathered arrows. The commentary notes that zeng is a short arrow. Wei Zhao says it is the name of an arrow. Also, according to the Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), it is commonly written as zēng (a variant form). In the Sanfu Huangtu, it states that the Cifei guards were equipped with corded arrows to shoot wild ducks and geese. The commentary notes that an arrow with a silk cord is called a zeng cord, which refers to the cord itself. According to the Jiyun, it is sometimes written as a variant form.