Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Character: di Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 1053, Entry 29 According to the Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), the pronunciation is di. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is the same as the character for clearing or washing; it refers to the heat of a drought. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), in the section Great Odes (Daya), it is written: The drought is already too extreme, the mountains and rivers are parched. Furthermore, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is jiao. It describes a parched mountain with no grass. It is also pronounced shu. It is also pronounced du. All these convey the same meaning.