Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 芛 Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 1019, Entry 11 Ancient form of the character for brush. Shuowen Jiezi states: Pronounced yang (rising tone). Jiyun states: Pronounced yin (rising tone). Zhengyun states: Pronounced wu (rising tone). Pronounced the same as. Erya, Explanation of Plants (Erya, Shicao) records: Yu, wei, huang, and hua all refer to flowers in full bloom. Note: This is to distinguish the different names for the flowers of plants and trees; commonly, the initial budding stage of a plant or tree flower is called wei, pronounced. Additionally, Jiyun states: Pronounced song (rising tone), pronounced the same as bamboo shoot. Additionally, pronounced shi (falling tone), pronounced the same as shu. Guangyun states: Pronounced yu (falling tone), pronounced the same as yu. The meaning is the same.