Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Luo Kangxi stroke count: 25 Page 1071, Entry 01 Pronounced luo. In the Jade Chapter (Yupian): The woman-vine (nüluo) grows by attaching itself to pine trees. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes of the Kingdom: The mistletoe and the woman-vine, spreading over the pine and cypress. Commentary: The woman-vine is the dodder (tusi), also known as pine-vine (songluo). Sub-commentary: The pine-vine wraps itself around pine trees to grow, its branches are pure green, and it is distinctly different from the dodder. In the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui): Lu Dian states that those parasitic on trees are called woman-vines, while those parasitic on herbs are called dodders. Qu Yuan, Encountering Sorrow (Lisao): Drape the body in creeping fig and bind the waist with woman-vine. Also, in the Explaining Graphs (Shuowen): Refers to the Artemisia (ehao). In the Literary Expositor (Erya), Explanation of Herbs: E luo. Commentary: This is the present-day Artemisia. Also, in the Literary Expositor (Erya), Explanation of Herbs: Tu lu fei. Sub-commentary: This is what is now called the radish (luobo). Also, Zhu luo, a mountain name. See the entry for the character Zhu for further details.