Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 茠 Kangxi dictionary strokes: 12 Page 1027, Entry 39 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) states this is the same as the character pronounced hao. Explanatory Text (Shuowen) states: Hao is sometimes written as the variant form hao. Book of Odes (Shijing), Zhou Eulogies (Zhousong): To weed out smartweed and bindweed. Commentary (Shu) states: Hao is sometimes written as hao. Examination of Han Institutions (Hanzhikao): Plowing fields and weeding grass. History of the Tang (Tangshu), Biography of Lu Guimeng: Carrying a basket on his back, weeding and pruning without rest. Note states: Hao and ci mean to remove weeds. Also, in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced xu (level tone). It is interchangeable with xiu. Jade Chapter (Yupian) defines this as to heal. Huainanzi, Treatise on the Human Spirit (Jingshenxun): If one obtains the relief of a reprieve, then one is suddenly delighted. Also, the name of a mountain. Commentary on the Classic of Waterways (Shuijingzhu): The mountain, after passing through the lower part of Jing County and flowing west, reaches the Yue River and Mount Hao. Also, in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced kou (rising tone). It is the same as the kou in the word for cardamom.