Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Earth (tǔ) Page 89, Entry 12 Supplement to the Compendium of Characters (Zihui Bu) states that it is the same as the character hao (meaning to consume). The School Sayings of Confucius (Jiayi) records: The people of the huan land are coarse. The commentary explains: Saline-alkali soil is called huan. Another explanation is: It refers to soil that is rough and loose.