Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Le Kangxi strokes: 8 Page 1017, Entry 04 Pronounced le. Luole is a type of aromatic vegetable. It is also said to be a type of coriander. It is also the name of a medicinal herb. The Materia Medica (Bencao) records the existence of ox-fat le. The commentary states that in the Verified Effective Prescriptions (Yingyan liangfang), it is used to treat bleeding from the seven orifices. It is also interchangeable with the character le (to divine by stalks). The Mystery (Taixuanjing) by Yangzi states: assign the remainder to the le, and after one le, count the remaining parts. It is also pronounced ji. It is the name of a type of tree. The Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance (Tongjian) records: during the Dazhong era of the Tang dynasty, Wang Shi served as the Protector-General of Annam. Upon arriving in Jiaozhi, he planted le-trees to serve as fences, which could be used for several decades. Hu Sansheng’s commentary notes: this character is composed of grass and force, and its pronunciation is the same as ji; it is the sheep-feces jujube. This wood can endure for a long time.