Supplement Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Zhu Kangxi stroke count: 9 Page 1564, Entry 01 Longkan Identical to the character Zhu. Also, according to the Supplement to the Dictionary of Characters (Zihui bu), identical to the character Du. Verses of Chu (Chuci), Heavenly Questions The eldest son of the Heavenly Emperor, why did the Heavenly Emperor favor him so greatly? Commentary The word means great or thick.