Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 薔 Kangxi Stroke Count: 19 Page 1061, Entry 12 Pronounced se. Classic of Poetry (Erya), Interpretation of Grasses: Qiang refers to the smartweed (liao) plant. Annotation: Refers to the smartweed that grows in marshy areas. Also refers to the name of a river. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): Mount Gaotu is the source of the Qiang River. Also used as a surname. Records of the Hidden Man (Qianfulun): Among the descendants of Emperor Yao, there are those who bear the surname Qiang. According to Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), this character is identical to the variant form (qiang). There is also the Dongqiang plant, which matures in the tenth month and can be consumed. Sima Xiangru, Rhapsody on the Sir Fantasy (Zixufu): Dongqiang and water rice (diao hu). According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also written with the grass radical above the character (qiang).