Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Shu Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 1040, Entry 14 Pronounced shu. Physical Theory (Wulilun): A general term for all types of beans. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Bin: Grain, hemp, beans, and wheat. Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu), First Year of Duke Ding: Frost fell and killed the beans. Commentary: The sprouts of the soybean. Book of Rites (Liji), Tan Gong: Wang Su’s commentary says that beans roasted and eaten are called chuo shu. Also pronounced zhao. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Bin: Cooked mallows and beans. Rhymes with the character zao. Also pronounced liao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Variant of qiu. See the entry for the character qiu for details. Exegesis on the Book of Odes (Shishu): Also written as shu. Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun): Same as shu. Textual research: The commentary on the Ceremonial Rites (Yili) states: The Duke roasted beans and ate them, called chuo shu. Note: This text does not appear in the commentary on the Ceremonial Rites; upon investigation, it is found in Wang Su’s commentary on the Tan Gong chapter of the Book of Rites as seen in the Explanations of the Classics (Shiwen). It is now corrected to: Book of Rites, Tan Gong, Wang Su’s commentary, beans roasted and eaten are called chuo shu.