Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) 榮; Kangxi strokes: 14; Page 544, Entry 17 Pronounced ying. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the paulownia tree. See the entry for paulownia. Also, the upward-projecting ends of the eaves of a house are called ying. Book of Rites (Liji), Records of Mourning (Sangdaji): Ascend from the eastern ying, descend from the northwestern ying. Commentary: The ying is the wing of the house. Also, the flowers of a tree. Erya, Explanation of Plants (Shica): For trees, it is called hua; for herbs, it is called ying. Those that produce fruit without flowering are called xiu, and those that flower without producing fruit are called ying. Also, Huainanzi, Treatise on Seasonal Rules (Shize Xun): If in autumn one follows the dictates of summer, it is called hua; if one follows the dictates of spring, it is called ying. Also, ying is the opposite of disgrace. Laozi, Dao De Jing: Know its glory, preserve its disgrace. Also, in humans, blood is considered the ying, and qi is the wei. Inner Canon (Neijing): If the ying and wei do not circulate, the five viscera become obstructed. Also, in the system of posthumous titles (Shifa): Great favor and salary are called ying. Also, name of a prefecture. Book of Han (Hanshu), Treatise on Geography (Dilizhi): Belonged to Jianwei Commandery; the Tang dynasty established Rong Prefecture. Also, du rong is a type of grass. Erya: Wang is du rong. Commentary: Resembles cogon grass; the bark can be used to make ropes, sandals, and clogs. Also, a surname. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biographies of the Disciples of the Sage (Shengmen Dizichuan): Rong Qi. Zhuangzi: Rong Qiqi. Also, pronounced ying. The meaning is the same. Also, rhymes with ying. Yuejueshu: Zhong was left to be enfeoffed as a marquis, not knowing it would be a fleeting end. The two worthies compared their virtues, but Zhong alone did not flourish (rong). Yang Shen states: The character ying should be included in the eastern rhyme. Also, rhymes with yong. Yang Xiong, Great Mystery (Tai Xuan): Revere the elderly; spirits await respect. Leading sheep into the thicket is not enough to be glorious (rong). The pungent odor of sacrificial blood is truly the king's command. Textual research: Also, du rong, the day-lily (wangyou cao). Guo Pu, Commentary on Erya: One name is wang, now it is called mang grass, which can be used to make rope. I note that du rong is not the day-lily. Now it is revised to: Also, du rong, a grass. Erya: Wang is du rong. Commentary: Resembles cogon grass; the bark can be used to make ropes, sandals, and clogs.