Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Ni Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 1024, Entry 02 Pronounced ni (rising tone) Erya, Explaining Plants (Erya): Ni is called dinini. Commentary: It is the nini plant. Liu Xie, New Discourses (Xinlun): Stupidity and honesty appear similar, just as the nini plant is confused with ginseng. Also commonly written as ni. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: Its leaves are luxuriant. Explanation of Texts (Shiwen): Zhang Yi wrote it as nini. Broad Refinements (Guangya): Nini means lush and flourishing. Research notes: In the Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes, it is written as its leaves are luxuriant. Commentary: Zhang Yi wrote it as nini. According to the original text of the commentary, this has been corrected to the Explanation of Texts (Shiwen).