Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 莓 Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 1034, Entry 04 Pronounced mei. Classified Dictionary (Leipian): Name of a plant. Explanations of Grasses in the Erya (Erya): Jian is the mountain strawberry. Commentary: This is what is known today as the wood strawberry. Essential Techniques for the Welfare of the People (Qimin Yaoshu): Strawberry grass; the fruit is also edible. Also, Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui): Moss. Poetry of Du Fu: Sitting at will upon the mossy ground. Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Meimei refers to beautiful fields. Wei Capital Rhapsody (Wei Du Fu) by Zuo Si: The orchid banks are verdant and lush. Commentary: This describes grass that is green and dark. Note: In the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), this character is written as mei, and also as a variant form. The Correct Dictionary (Zhengzitong) merges them into one. Here, we follow the classical canons such as the Erya to record them separately.