Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Dou Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 896, Entry 18 Guangyun (Broad Rhymes of the Guangyun): Pronounced dou. Jiyun (Collected Rhymes): Pronounced dou. Shuowen (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): A vessel for watering horses. Yangzi Fangyan (Regional Expressions of Master Yang): A bag for watering horses; west of the passes, some call it yandou, others call it dou. Zhengzitong (Comprehensive Dictionary of Characters): A bamboo sedan chair. Another name for a bian; commonly known as douzi.