Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 蔿 Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 1056, Entry 22 Pronounced wei (rising tone). Pronounced wei (rising tone). A type of grass. Also refers to a place name. In the Chronicle of Zuo (Zuo zhuan), twenty-seventh year of Duke Xi, Ziyu again organized troops at Wei. Also refers to a surname. According to the Discourses of the Hidden Man (Qianfu lun), the Wei clan of the State of Chu all share the Qian surname. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen jiezi), Wei Bo was an official of the State of Jin. Also refers to Yuwei, a song title, composed by Yuan Dexiu, the magistrate of Lushan County during the Tang Dynasty. Pronounced hua (level tone). According to the Er Ya (Boya), Wei means to swindle or to be clamorous. Pronounced kui (level tone). According to the Regional Speech (Fangyan), in the regions of Chu and Zheng, it is used to describe craftiness or deception. Pronounced e (rising tone). A name for a type of grass.