Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 蕁 Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 1056, Entry 26 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced tan. Explanation of Writing (Shuowen): A hedge. Approaching Elegance (Erya), Explanation of Grasses: Xun is a hedge. Commentary: Xun grows on mountains, with leaves like leeks; another name is di-mu. Also, sea-algae. Commentary: Another name is sea-luo, which resembles flying hair and grows in the sea. Also, Huainan Masters (Huainanzi), Treatise on Astronomy: Fire ascends and xun, water flows downward.