Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Entry: Lei Kangxi strokes: 27 Page 1053, Entry 01 Pronounced lei (level tone). Creeping grass. Also pronounced luo. In Mencius (Mengzi), it is written that one returns, gathers dirt in a basket, and covers it. Zhao Qi note: A basket or similar implement. In Book of Odes (Shijing), it says to gather it in piles. Commentary: To gather is to use a basket. Sub-commentary: Those who build walls use a mallet to gather soil and place it in a basket. Also, according to Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced lei. The meaning is the same. According to Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is interchangeable with the term for a wild vine. According to Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), it is also written in a variant form.