Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Ming; Kangxi stroke count: 12; Page 1027, Entry 22 According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced ming. According to Jade Chapters (Yupian), the bud of the tea plant. According to Commentary on the Erya (Erya zhu), tea harvested late is called ming, also known as chuan. Detailed explanation see the note for the character chuan. Records of the Buddhist Monasteries of Luoyang (Luoyang qielan ji): Yang Yuanshen held water in his mouth and sprayed Qingzhi, saying: use wild rice to make porridge, and use tea water as a beverage. Poetry of Du Fu: Drinking tea and sugarcane juice while traveling. Also the name of a flower. Record of Unusual Things (Shuyi ji): In Badong there is true fragrant ming, its flowers are white, resembling roses. Also, according to Plants and Trees of the South (Nanfang caomu zhuang), jasmines (yesiming); people of the south love their fragrance and compete to plant them. Also ming-miao, the appearance of being high and distant. Zhang Zai, Seven Commands (Qi ming): The mountain shape is steep and towering, high and distant, precipitous. Also the name of a mountain. Commentary on the Classic of Waterways (Shuijing zhu): The Yuan River, then flows east into the Xi River, the southern aspect emerges from Ming Mountain. Also interchangeable with ming. Poetry of Han Yu: Intoxicated (mingding) while on horseback, knowing who it is. Textual research: Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Tea harvested late. Erya, Explanation of Grasses (Erya shicao): Ming and chuan. I respectfully note that the text of the Erya does not contain the characters ming and chuan together. I have respectfully revised this to: According to Commentary on the Erya, tea harvested late is called ming, another name is chuan.