Zi Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Page 100, Entry 02 Pronounced zhen (level tone). Also pronounced zhi (level tone). From "Bamboo" (zhú) and "Person" (rén). It is written as 䈯. In the "Book of Odes" (Shijing), it is said that "bamboo arrows are strung." It is also written as 箎. It is said to be a type of arrow. Another saying is that it is the name of an instrument. The original character is from "Strike" (pū), not from "Slash" (piě).