Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Fan Kangxi Stroke Count: 23 Page 1070, Entry 03 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced fan. Jade Chapters (Yupian): It is white artemisia. Approaching Elegance (Erya), Explanations of Plants: Fan is white artemisia. Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Lu Ji said: It is fragrant when it first grows in spring and is delicious to steam and eat. In autumn it is called artemisia and can be made into pickles. Book of Odes (Shijing), Zhou South (Zhou Nan): Gathering the fan. Also Book of Odes (Shijing), Bin Customs (Bin Feng): Gathering the fan in abundance. Commentary: Fan is used to facilitate the birth of silkworms. Correctness Guide (Zhengzitong): Before the silkworms emerge, boil fan and pour it over them, and they will hatch easily. Also Rhyme Supplements (Yunbu): Pronounced fen. Zuo Si, Capital of Shu Rhapsody (Shu Du Fu): Crowded with rushes and clusters of reeds, green water caltrops and lotus of the river. Mixed with pondweed, and intermingled with duckweed and fan.