Shen Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Grass (cǎo)
藞
Kangxi Strokes: 21
Page 1065, Entry 39
Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced ke (low-dipped tone).
Jade Chapters (Yupian): The appearance of not being correct. Also, in Classified Chapters (Leipian), the term laju describes mud that is not well-mixed.
Correctness of Characters (Zhengzitong): This character is a corruption. Considering that in books like the Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Jade Chapters (Yupian), the meanings are distinct, only in the Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) is the character written with three instances of the character ruo, yet it still cites the definition from the Jade Chapters. This implies it is a loan usage for the character, not the character itself. The Correctness of Characters (Zhengzitong) discusses this error, and here we follow the Collection of Characters (Zihui).