Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 葺 Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 1047, Entry 01 Pronounced ji. In Essential Dictionary of Characters (Yupian), it means to repair or patch. In Erudite Extolment (Boya), it means to cover. In General Popular Text (Tongsuwen), it means to cover or thatch with grass. In Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), Year 31 of Duke Xiang: To repair and patch the walls. Commentary: This refers to covering walls with grass. Also pronounced ji. In Explaining Simple and Compounding Characters (Shuowen), it means to cover a roof with thatch. In Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Winter Officials: To cover a roof with thatch, with a thickness amounting to one-third of the roof height. Also means to overlap or layer. In Zuo Si, Rhapsody on the Capital of Wu (Wudu Fu): Layered like fish scales, carved like armor plates. In Direct Pronunciation (Zhiyin): Written as the variant form.