Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Man Kangxi Dictionary Stroke Count: 17 Page 1054, Entry 06 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collection Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), Standard Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced wan (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): A type of kudzu vine. Book of Odes (Shijing), Zheng Winds (Zhengfeng): In the wilds there is creeping grass. Commentary (Zhuan): Creeping means extending. History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Treatise on Rites and Music (Liyuezhi): Creeping and spreading, it is described as lush. Annotation (Zhu): Creeping and spreading refers to its long duration. Guangyun: Vine of a melon. Also a surname. Zuo Commentary (Zuo Zhuan): Man Chengran. Comprehensive Treatise on Clans (Tongzhi Shizulue): In the state of Chu there was Dou Chengran, who received an estate in Man, and was called Man Chengran; his descendants used the name of the estate as their surname. Jiyun: Pronounced man (flat tone). Manqing is a type of vegetable. Leipian: Pronounced man (falling tone). Refers to the length of a branch.