Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 蘺 Kangxi strokes: 25 Page 1071, Entry 01 Pronounced li. In the Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen), it is defined as the river-parsley (jiangli) and medicinal herb (miwu). According to the commentary on the Erya, it is called li in the state of Chu, another name in the state of Jin, and chai in the state of Qi. In the Rhapsody on the Shanglin Park (Shanglin Fu) by Sima Xiangru, it is written: covered in river-parsley. Furthermore, in the Huainanzi, it is written: if the li weed ripens before the rice and the farmer pulls it, it is to prevent small gains from harming the large harvest. The commentary notes that li is a water weed. Also refers to a fence or hedge. In the Biographies of Chen She and Xiang Ji in the History of the Former Han (Hanshu), it is written: building the long wall to defend the fence. Also pronounced luo. In the Encountering Sorrow (Lisao), it is mentioned alongside the jueche plant and river-parsley, where it rhymes with the character for flower (hua).