Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 茜 Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 1027, Entry 28 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced qian (falling tone). In Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): Refers to the madder plant. In Materia Medica (Bencao): Also known as earth blood, wind carriage grass, and mountain-crossing dragon; it is the madder grass used today for dyeing crimson. In Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Money-makers: One thousand mu of safflower and madder. Commentary: Its flowers are used to dye silk a reddish-yellow. In Tales of the Extraordinary (Shuyiji): There is a madder garden in Luoyang. In Ceremonies of the Han Officials (Hanguanyi): The dyeing garden produces fungi, provided for dyeing imperial garments. Commonly written as the variant qian. In Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written as qian.