Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 1045, Entry 23 Ancient form. Pronounced dong (falling tone). Book of Rites (Liji):董, meaning to supervise or to rectify. Classic of History (Shangshu), Chapter "Counsels of the Great Yu" (Dayu Mo): To supervise them using authority. Also, meaning to solidify. Also, to store deeply. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Cang Gong: The vital energy should be deeply stored. Also, Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Office of Spring: Distinguish the nine, the fourth is called vibratory movement. Commentary by Zheng Xuan: Movement is read as dong. The text is sometimes written as dong. Vibratory dong refers to striking hands together. Also, according to the Jade Dictionary (Yupian), it is the root of a lotus. Also, dongqu. Supplementary Records of All Things (Xu bowuzhi): Dongqu is what the Brahmins call the amiao root, which resembles wild angelica. Also, the name of a pavilion. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Year 6 of Duke Wen: Revised the military review at Dong. Commentary: In Hedong, Fenyin County, there is Dong Pavilion. Also, the name of a marsh. Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Treatise on Administrative Geography: In Wenxi County there is the Dongchi embankment, formerly known as Dong Marsh. Also, a surname. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Year 29 of Duke Zhao: In ancient times there was Liao Shu'an, who had a descendant named Dongfu. He was very fond of dragons, and many dragons returned to him. He served Emperor Shun, who bestowed upon him the surname Dong. Also, Year 2 of Duke Xuan: Dong Hu was a virtuous historian of antiquity. Also, pronounced zhong (rising tone). Distinction of Sounds in the Classics (Qunjing yinbian): Short. In the Zuo Tradition, my hair is dongdong; current editions are written as zhongzhong. Also, Supplement to the Comprehensive Collection of Characters (Zihui bu): The dong in dongzheng is read like du, pronounced dong (level tone). In the Sound Dictionary (Jiyun), it is generally written as the variant form (dong). Textual verification: Zuo Tradition, Year 29 of Duke Zhao: Formerly there was Yang Shu'an. Corrected according to the original text to Liao Shu'an.