Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Entry: Li Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 1056, Entry 19 According to the Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), pronounced li. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), the plant known as caltrop (jili). According to the Rhyme Summary (Yunlue), a drought-resistant plant. According to the Master Kuang (Shikuang), it is the first plant to appear when a year is expected to be dry. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing), Hexagram of Oppression (Kun Gua), leaning against a caltrop. Also appears in the term for a type of reed, see the entry for the character reed (lu). Also a surname. According to the Comprehensive Records (Tongzhi), specifically the Treatises on Clans (Shizu lue), this surname exists in the Huainan region. Also, according to the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), pronounced li. Classified under the qi rhyme group, with the same definition.