Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 萷 Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 1043, Entry 03 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xiao. The appearance of lush vegetation. Also, from the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): the appearance of being sparse. Song Yu, Nine Arguments (Jiubian): The sparse and withered appearance is sorrowful. Annotation: The flowers and leaves have already fallen, and the stems stand alone. Also, pronounced shao. History of the Former Han (Qian Han Shu), Biography of Sima Xiangru: Entangled and towering. Guo Annotation: The appearance of branches rising high and erect. Also, from the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced shuo. The meaning is the same. Also, from the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): A type of medicinal herb.