Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Character: 蘻 Kangxi stroke count: 25 Page 1071, Entry 28 According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), pronounced ji. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it is the name of a plant. According to the Erya (Erya), in the chapter Interpreting Plants (Shicao), it states: The 蘻 plant is known as dog poison. Commentary: Fan Guang says: The common expression is as bitter as 蘻.