Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 芭 Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 1020, Entry 15 Pronounced ba. Yu Pian (Jade Chapters): Banana plant. See the notes under the character jiao. Also, a fragrant herb. Chu Ci (Songs of Chu), Nine Songs: Handing over the fragrant grass while dancing in turns. Note: This refers to the name of a fragrant herb held by shamans. Also pronounced pa. A person's name. Book of Han (Hanshu), Biography of Yang Xiong: When Xiong was seventy-one years old, he passed away, and Hou Ba built a tomb for him. Also used interchangeably with the character pa. Record of Rites by Dai the Elder (Dadai Liji), Xia Small Calendar: The paulownia blossoms. The term fu indicates the time when the paulownia blossoms.