Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Character: 蘁 Kangxi Stroke Count: 22 Page 1067, Entry 19 According to the Sound of Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced wu (falling tone). According to the Categorized Compilation (Leipian), it means to go against or oppose. In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), section on the Ministry of Spring, the duties of the Diviner of Dreams, it lists the first type as orthodox dreams, the second as ominous dreams. In the Book of Liezi (Liezi), this character is written as 蘁. In the Book of Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), Allegorical Words chapter: Making people submit with their hearts, and daring not to stand in opposition. Also pronounced ni (falling tone), which is interchangeable with the character e. According to the Ancient Sounds of the Tang Rhymes (Tangyun guyin), e is the original character; the common form adds the grass radical, and 蘁 is a variant form of e, meaning they are the same character.