Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Long Kangxi strokes: 23 Page 1069, Entry 01 Pronounced long Jade Chapters (Yupian): Name of a grass. Explanation of Characters (Shuowen): Also known as tianyue. Lu Ji, Commentary on Flora and Trees (Caomu Shu): Also known as maliao, which is the present-day water smartweed. Guanzi (Guanzi), Chapter on Soil Properties (Diyuan Pian): In the shallow parts of the mountain, there are long and chi. Commentary: Long and chi are names of ancient grasses. Also in Erya (Erya), Explanation of Grasses (Shi Cao): Honglong is gu. Commentary: The common people call red grass longgu; the pronunciation has shifted. Also menglong. Erya Commentary: Mili is the same as menglong. History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Biography of Chao Cuo (Chao Cuo Zhuan): Vegetation is menglong. Shigu Commentary: Menglong refers to the appearance of being covered or obscured. Also in Erya, Explanation of Grasses: Ba is longge. Commentary: Longge is called longwei in the Jiangdong region; it is also known as huge. Also a place name. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Han Changru (Han Changru Zhuan): Wei Qing defeated Long City. Also Pronounced long (rising tone) Huainanzi (Huainanzi), Chapter on the Original Nature (Chuzhen Xun): Fenlongcong. Commentary: Longcong means to gather together. Sima Xiangru, Rhapsody on the Great Man (Daren Fu): Gathered and arranged, clustered as longrong. Commentary: Longrong refers to the appearance of being clustered together.