Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 蓳 Kangxi strokes: 17 Page 1052, Entry 27 Correct Meaning (Zhengzitong) states: This is the original form of the character for violet (jǐn). Additionally, according to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced jìn. The pronunciation is the same as the character for a type of cord or metal decoration (jìn). It is the name of a type of grass. It is the same as the modern character for violet (jǐn).