Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 藷 Kangxi Strokes: 22 Page 1067, Entry 01 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced zhu. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Sugar cane. Southern Capital Rhapsody (Nandu Fu) by Zhang Heng: Sugar cane and ginger. Commentary: Sweet sugar cane. See the detailed entry for the character for sugar cane. Also pronounced shu (falling-rising tone). Broad Collection of Matters (Boya): The plant zhu-yu, also known as shu-yu (a type of yam). Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): On Jing Mountain, there is an abundance of zhu-yu. Commentary by Guo Pu: Pronounced shu. Today in the Jiangnan region, it is called simply chu, a variation in speech pronunciation. Also, according to Jiyun: Pronounced chu (rising tone). Meaning is the same. Sometimes written in a variant form.