Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Rao Kangxi stroke count: 18 Page 1058, Entry 03 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Rectified Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced rao (level tone). Shuowen Jiezi: Firewood or fuel grass. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Thirteenth Year of Duke Zhao: Those who gathered fodder and fuel. Commentary: This refers to grass used for burning. Also, raohua (a type of medicinal plant). Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao) notes: The term rao means abundant; the plant bears flowers in great abundance. Also, Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced rao (level tone). A type of vegetable. Er Ya (Boya): Fengrao is a type of wild turnip. Yang Xiong, Dialects (Fangyan): In the outskirts of Chen and Chu, it is called feng, while in the outskirts of Lu and Qi, it is called rao. Textual research: Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Thirteenth Year of Duke Zhao: Those who gathered fodder and fuel. Note: This refers to grass used for burning. According to the original text, the note has been corrected to refer to the sub-commentary.