Shen Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Grass (cǎo)
芳
Kangxi Strokes: 10
Page 1021, Entry 02
Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Standard Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced fang.
Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Fragrant grass.
Qu Yuan, Encountering Sorrow (Lisao): Mixed with duheng and fangzhi. Note: Duheng and fangzhi are both names of fragrant grasses.
Jade Chapters (Yupian): Fenfang, the appearance of fragrance.
Sima Xiangru, Rhapsody on the Beauty (Meiren Fu): Fragrant and intense in scent.
Qu Yuan, Encountering Sorrow (Lisao): Fragrance and moisture are mixed together. Note: Fang refers to the scent of virtue.
Book of Jin (Jin Shu), Annals of Emperor Yuan: Wen and Jing bestowed benevolence, passing down fragrance to Nandun.
Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui): Name of a prefecture. The land abounds in fragrant grasses; it was established in Changfang County.
A surname. Comprehensive Records (Tongzhi), Epitome of Clans (Shizu Lue): The Customs (Fengsu Tong) states that in the Han dynasty there was a regional inspector of You Prefecture named Fang Chuifu.
Rhyme Studies Compendium (Yunxue Jicheng): Written as 芳. The character fang is composed of the grass radical above and the character fang below.
Textual Research: Qu Yuan, Encountering Sorrow (Lisao): Fragrance and moisture are mixed together. Note: Fang refers to the appearance of virtue. Corrected to scent in accordance with the original text.