Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Character: 笍 Kangxi stroke count: 10 Page 878, Entry 27 Pronounced zhui (falling tone) according to Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun). According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the whip used by those who drive sheep-drawn carriages, with a needle tip half a fen long attached to the end. According to Jade Chapters (Yupian), it refers to the equipment of a small carriage. Additionally, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced nv lie (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Additionally, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced rui (falling tone). It is the name of a type of bamboo.