Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 1034, Entry 13 Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xin. Xi-xin, a medicinal herb. Correction of Characters (Zhengzitong): Xin-grass grows in mountain fields and marshes; it is shaped like cattail pollen, and its leaves resemble those of mustard greens. Also, Guang Rhyme (Guangyun): Pronounced shen. Correct Rhyme (Zhengyun): Pronounced shen. Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui): Name of a place in the State of Guo. Book of Odes (Shijing), Great Odes (Daya): The ancestral woman was from Xin. Commentary (Zhuan): The fiefdom of Tai Si. Record of Prefectures and Districts (Junguozhi): Ancient Xin state existed south of Heyang. San Yisheng sought a woman of the Xin clan for King Wen of Zhou to present to the tyrant King Zhou; this is that place. Also, Commentary on the Classic of Waterways (Shuijingzhu): The Luo River flows north through the west of Xin Road, where there is the Xin Pavilion. Also, xin-xin, the appearance of being numerous. Ban Gu, Eastern Capital Rhapsody (Dongdu Fu): Sacrificial vessels are numerous. Wang Bao, Essay on the Green-Bearded Slave (Qingran Nu Wen): Numerous and respectful. Also, the appearance of length. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes (Xiaoya): Fish in the algae, with their tails appearing long. Also, a surname. Discourse of the Hidden Man (Qianfulun): The descendants of Zhurong were divided into eight surnames: Ji, Tu, Peng, Jiang, Yun, Cao, Si, and Xin. Comprehensive Records (Tongzhi), Treatise on Clans (Shizulue): There was a Xin Rong during the Song dynasty. Also, Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written in a variant form.