Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 芘 Kangxi Stroke Count: 10 Page 1019, Entry 08 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state it is pronounced bi (falling tone). Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as a type of grass. Discourses on Salt and Iron (Yantielun) mentions the cleaning of willow and smartweed. Furthermore, Extensive Rhyme (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state it is pronounced pi (level tone). Li-pi refers to shrubs such as brambles. Additionally, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Orthography Rhyme (Zhengyun) state it is pronounced bi (falling tone). It is the same as the character for shelter (bi). It means to provide shade or cover. Zhuangzi, In the World of Men (Renjianshi) states: The hermit will shelter (bi) that which he relies upon. Also, Wang Yinglin, Examination of the Odes (Shikao) states: The nine-net collection is used to catch shrimp and cover them, as cited in Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era (Taiping Yulan).