Zi Collection, Upper Volume, Page 36, Entry 01
Radical: Grass (cǎo)
Pronounced fēn.
《Tang Yun》, 《Ji Yun》: Fu Wen cut. 《Yun Hui》, 《Zheng Yun》: Fu Wen cut, pronounced fēn.
《Shuowen》: Grass when first sprouting, its fragrance is distributed.
《Xu》: When first sprouting, the skin wrapping the seed splits open.
Also means fragrance.
Variant form: Written with grass radical as 芬.
《Book of Odes》(Shijing): "The aroma of roasting meat is strong."
《Ji Yun》: Fu Fen cut, pronounced fén. Meaning is the same.