Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Pian Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 890, Entry 09 Pronounced bian. A bamboo palanquin. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Zhang Er and Chen Yu: The Emperor sent Xie Gong, holding the imperial tally, to inquire at the front of the bamboo palanquin. Commentary: Using woven bamboo and wood to make a bamboo palanquin. Guo Pu's commentary on the Three Blue (Sancang) states: A bamboo palanquin is an earth-carrying vessel. Also pronounced bian. Meaning same as above.