Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Grass (cǎo) Ancient script form. According to Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced fen (rising tone). According to Jade Chapters (Yupian), it refers to an abundance of fruit on plants or trees. Book of Odes (Shijing), Zhou South section: There is an abundance of its fruit. Literary Expositor (Erya), Explanation of Trees section: Fen means dense foliage. Commentary: The appearance of trees bearing fruit so abundantly that they create a shade. Also, Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Commentary on Mourning Garments: Those who wear hemp mourning garments with fen. Commentary: Fen refers to the seeds of the hemp plant. Also, Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): Refers to mixed aromatic herbs. Also, Broadened Notes (Boya): Refers to the strings of a zither. Also pronounced fan (level tone). Or pronounced fen (falling tone). The meanings are the same. In the Literary Expositor (Erya), it is written in the variant form fen. Page 1032, Entry 05