Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Qing Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 887, Entry 17 Pronounced jing. Lingqing, a small cage. Also, pronounced qian. Stretching a bamboo bow or crossbow is called qing. Also, pronounced qiang. A type of bamboo. Xie Lingyun, Mountain Dwelling Rhapsody (Shanju Fu): Those bamboos that are thin are of the qing variety.