Zi Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Page 46, Entry 07 Pronounced kan (entering tone) — "Tang Yun" and "Ji Yun". Interpreted in "Yu Pian" as food made from congealed sheep's blood. "Yun Hui" quotes "Tao Shi's Materia Medica Notes" stating that in the Song Dynasty, high officials made 䘓 by adding lotus root peel, which prevented the blood from coagulating. This shows that lotus root can disperse blood, and thus 䘓 is a blood soup. Also, pronounced lan (entering tone) — "Ji Yun". Another pronunciation is gan (entering tone) — "Ji Yun". The meaning is the same. Written as in "Lei Pian", and also written as and .