Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Zha Kangxi stroke count: 14 Page 888, Entry 07 According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced zha. It carries the meaning of piercing with a needle. Furthermore, according to the Correct Meaning Through (Zhengzitong), a zha is a written document used for reporting matters to the throne, which is neither a formal memorial nor a petition, known as a zhazi.