Shen Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Grass (cǎo)
Kangxi strokes: 20
Page 1064, Entry 22
Ancient form: Cang
Tang Dynasty Dictionary of Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced cang (level tone)
Standard Dictionary of Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced cang (level tone)
In the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): To hide, to conceal.
Book of Changes (Yijing), Hexagram Qian, Commentary on the Words of the Text: The hidden dragon does not act; the yang energy is concealed.
Also: To store or accumulate.
Book of Changes (Yijing), Appended Remarks: A superior person keeps their abilities hidden within themselves, waiting for the right moment to act.
Also: Pronounced zang (level tone)
A type of grass.
Rhapsody on the Master of Emptiness (Zixu Fu) by Sima Xiangru: In those low, damp regions grow the cangliang grass and the reeds.
Commentary: Cangliang is a type of grass used as fodder for cattle and horses.
Also: Pronounced zang (level tone)
Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances (Yueling): To carefully cover and store away.
Discourses of the States (Guoyu), Discourses of Jin: When Duke Wen of Jin fled, the servant Touxu, who was in charge of the treasury, did not follow him.
Also: Used interchangeably with the term for internal organs (zang).
Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Offices of Heaven, Physician of Diseases: Examining the movements of the nine organs to make a diagnosis.
Commentary: There are five primary organs, in addition to the stomach, bladder, large intestine, and small intestine.
Sub-commentary: The five primary organs—the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys—are the places where the vital essence (jingqi) is stored.
Comprehensive Discussions in the White Tiger Hall (Baihu Tong): Humans possess five visceral organs and six bowels; what do they imitate? They imitate the five elements and the six directions.
In the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): The History of the Han (Hanshu) uses the character zang as a common variant.
Textual research: In the Discourses of Jin, the text mentions Touxu was the keeper of the treasury. Following the original text, the character dou has been corrected to tou. In the Rites of Zhou, the reference to the physician has been corrected from physician to physician of diseases based on the original book.
