Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 薧 Kangxi strokes: 19 Page 1062, Entry 06 Pronounced kao (falling tone). Dried fish. Book of Rites (Zhouli), Office of Heaven, Chef: Distinguish fish products into fresh and dried. Commentary on the Materia Medica (Bencao Shiming): Abalone is what the Book of Rites (Liji) refers to as dried fish. Also, Book of Rites (Liji), Inner Quarters: Violet, daylily, elm, and spindle tree, prepared as dried, then washed in a liquid decoction to make them slippery. Commentary: The newborn growth is referred to as the start of the plant. Dried means dehydrated. Also, pronounced kao (falling tone). Same meaning. Also commonly written as the variant form (hao). Book of Tang (Tangyun): The village of the dead is a village of dried remains. Correction: In the Book of Rites (Liji), Inner Quarters, the text mentions violet, daylily, elm, and spindle tree, prepared as dried, then washed in a liquid decoction to make them slippery. Based on the original text, the character for rabbit has been corrected to the character for newborn growth.