Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Ping; Kangxi stroke count: 12; Page 1031, Entry 18 Yu Pian: Identical to the character for duckweed. Jiyun and Leipian: Pronounced ping. It is the name of a type of grass. Shuowen Jiezi: Refers to a horse-broom. Also identical to it. Jiyun: Pronounced ping. Name of a grass. Erya, Explanation of Plants: Ping is the horse-broom. Commentary: This grass resembles the milfoil, commonly known as shi-ping, and can be used to make brooms. Also used as a personal name. Lüshi Chunqiu: Qing-ping, a man of the State of Zhao. Yunhui: Pronounced ping. Book of Odes, Major Odes (Shijing): Ping yun bu dai. Commentary: Ping means to cause or to employ. Book of Odes, Eulogies of Zhou (Shijing): Mo yu ping feng. Commentary: Ping-feng means to drag or to pull. Textual Research: Erya, Explanation of Plants: Ping, horse-broom. Note: Grass resembles milfoil. According to the original text of the note, it has been corrected to Commentary.