Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Qiang Kangxi Stroke Count: 23 Page 1069, Entry 24 Jiyun (Collection of Rhymes) and Yunhui (Collection of Rhymes) state it is pronounced qiang. Shuowen (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters) states it refers to a type of plant known as qiangmi. Erya (Approaching Elegance), Interpretation of Grasses, mentions qiangmi. The commentary states it is also known as mendong. It is also written in a variant form known as qiang, according to the Tang Rhyme. Erya (Approaching Elegance), Interpretation of Grasses, mentions lüqiang. The commentary states that lüqiang is written as the character for qiang, which is a common miswriting of the original. Also, zhiqiang is mentioned in the annotation for the character for chrysanthemum. According to the Yunhui (Collection of Rhymes), dongqiang is mentioned in the annotation for the character for qiang. Textual research: In Erya (Approaching Elegance), Interpretation of Grasses, the entry for qiangmi is noted. The commentary states it is also known as mendong. The entry has been corrected to refer to the commentary as specified in the original text.