Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Ji; Kangxi stroke count: 20; Page 1063 Collective Rhymes (Jiyun) and Orthography Corrected (Zhengyun) pronounce it ji (rising tone). It is a sweet vegetable. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Bei: Who says the sowthistle is bitter? Its sweetness is like the shepherd's purse. Dong Zhongshu, Response on Rain and Hail: When the shepherd's purse and wheat first grow, it is because of the rising of the yang energy. Also in Rhyme Assemblies (Yunhui): the name of a plant. Also in Classified Chapters (Leipian), pronounced ji (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Also pronounced ci (level tone). Caiji, the name of a lost poem in the Book of Odes (Shijing). Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Spring Officials, Music Master: Fast-paced music includes Caiji. Also written in a variant form ci, see the note for the character ci.