Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Grain (hé) Ji Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 858, Entry 25 According to the Tang Dynasty Rhyme Dictionary (Tangyun) and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), the pronunciation is ji (falling tone). It is an alternative name for panicled millet (ji). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it is also the same. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), in the regions west of the pass, it is described as something that resembles millet but is not sticky. According to the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Biography of the Wuhuan, the soil in those lands is suitable for growing panicled millet. According to the Spring and Autumn Annals of Mr. Lu (Lüshi Chunqiu), among the finest grains for meals, there is the panicled millet of Shanyang. According to the Biography of King Mu, Son of Heaven (Mu Tianzi Zhuan), it is mentioned as panicled millet and wheat in abundance for a hundred years. The commentary states that the panicled millet resembles wheat but is not sticky.