Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 蓟 Kangxi strokes: 19 Page 1060, Entry 01 Pronounced ji. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a thistle. According to the Approaching Elegance (Erya), in the section Explaining Plants (Shi cao), it states that the ao plant is the thistle. The commentary notes that thistle growing in the mountains is called zhu; that which grows on flat land and is larger and fuller than the common type is called yangfouji, now commonly referred to as horse thistle. Also a place name. According to the Book of Rites (Liji), in the section Music Record (Yueji), it states that the descendants of the Yellow Emperor were enfeoffed at Ji. The commentary notes that this refers to modern Ji County in Zhuo Commandery. Also a surname. According to Biographies of Spirit Immortals (Shenxian zhuan), Ji Zixun was a man of Qi. According to the Five Classics Script (Wujing wenzi), the form written with the character for horn is an error. Variant form: 葪