Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 蕄 Kangxi stroke count: 18 Page 1056, Entry 43 Pronounced meng According to the Book of Tang (Tangyun), it is pronounced meng and sounds the same as the word meng. The Erya (Erya), in the chapter Explaining Teachings (Shixun), records the phrase cun cun meng meng, which signifies existence. The Commentary (Shu) explains that for the phrase meng meng, the Discussing Writing and Explaining Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) writes it as 蕄 蕄. There is another pronunciation, meng, which sounds the same as the word meng. The meaning is the same. It was originally also written as meng. For further details, see the entry for the word meng.