"Bamboo shoots" are tools used by agents to punish children, such as a pointer made of fine bamboo and a broom made of bamboo branches.
Bamboo shoot or bamboo shoot refers to the tender growth part of young bamboo stem. When it has not completely grown out of the ground, the part that has just been unearthed and has not been lignified can be eaten as a vegetable. In spring, bamboo shoots grow very fast and break ground into bamboo, so the actual collection time of bamboo shoots is very short, which is a precious food. The Chinese character "bamboo shoot" consists of "bamboo" and "ten-day", with the sound starting from ten-day and meaning starting from bamboo.