Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Wheat (mài) Entry: 麮 Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 1513, Entry 14 Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced qu. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): Sweetened boiled wheat congee. Wide Rhymes (Guangyun): Wheat broth. Jade Chapters (Yupian): To boil wheat. Quick Reference (Jijiupian): Sweetened 麮. Commentary: Sweetened 麮 refers to wheat boiled into a sweet porridge. Explanation of Names (Shiming): Boiled wheat is called 麮. The word 麮 refers to being soft (qu), meaning it is soft and well-cooked. Another interpretation is that 麮 is parched flour (qiu). Sweetened 麮 is made by mixing wheat with parched flour, hence the sweet taste. Xunzi, Enriching the State (Fuguo): In the summer, one gives them melons and 麮. Commentary: This refers to boiled wheat rice. Also Wide Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced qiang (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced kou (rising tone). Meaning is the same. Textual research: In the Xunzi, Enriching the State (Fuguo), it says: In the summer, one gives them melon 麮. In accordance with the original text, wheat 麮 has been corrected to melon 麮.