Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 1024, Entry 11 Pronounced ying. Book of Rites (Erya): Plants that bloom but do not bear fruit are called ying. Book of Odes (Shijing), Zheng Feng: A young woman is in the same carriage, her face like the hibiscus flower. Commentary: Ying refers to the flower. Also, a name for a type of tree. Book of Rites (Erya): Quan is known as yellow ying. Leaves are also called ying. Qu Yuan, Encountering Sorrow (Lisao): In the evening, I eat the fallen leaves of the autumn chrysanthemum. Xixi Congyu: In the History of Song (Songshu), Treatise on Omens, Shen Yue states: Ying means leaves. In Encountering Sorrow, the mention of eating fallen ying refers to eating the leaves of autumn chrysanthemums. According to Yuhan Fang, leaves of the sweet chrysanthemum harvested on the Yin day of the first ten days of the third month are called jade ying, which confirms that ying can refer to leaves. Also, referring to people of exceptional talent during the era of the Great Way and the three dynasties of Xia, Shang, and Zhou. Commentary: Those whose talents exceed the average person by twofold are called jun, while those whose talents exceed a thousand people are called ying. Mencius: To obtain the outstanding talents of the world to educate them. Also, beautiful. Book of Jin (Jinshu), Biography of Xun Kai: A saying circulated in the capital: Xun Daoming is the most outstanding in the city of Luoyang. Also, a mountain with two ranges is called ying. Commentary: A mountain shape with two ranges is named ying. Currently, Ying County in the Nanjun region likely takes its name from this mountain. Also, qiongying is a beautiful stone resembling jade. Book of Odes (Shijing), Qi Feng: Furthermore, add the qiongying. Commentary on the Classic of Waterways (Shuijingzhu), Sun Sheng's Spring and Autumn of Wei: Emperor Wen of Wei increased the height and decoration of the palaces, employing white quartz and purple quartz. Also, yingying describes the appearance of clouds. Book of Odes (Shijing), Xiao Ya: Yingying are the white clouds, covering the cogon grass. Also, Book of Odes (Shijing), Xiao Ya: Two lances with double tassels. Commentary: Feathers used to decorate lances. Lu Song: Red tassels and green wrappings. Commentary: Likely wrapped in silk and dyed red. Also, a name for a musical composition. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Treatise on Rites and Music: Emperor Ku created the Five Ying. Ying implies being magnificent and flourishing. Also, the name of a feudal state. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Hereditary House of Chen and Qi: The descendants of Gao Yao were sometimes enfeoffed in the states of Ying and Liu. Commentary on the Hereditary House of Chu: The state of Ying was in Huainan, likely the state of Liao. Also, a surname. Comprehensive Record of Clans (Tongzhi), Treatise on Clans: The Ying clan, taking the state name as a surname. During the Han dynasty, there was Ying Bu, the Prince of Jiujiang. Also, pronounced e. Ban Gu, Rhapsody on the Western Capital (Xijing Fu): Kingfishers and fire-colored gems, flowing with brilliance, containing beauty. The jade of the Marquis of Li and the Hanging Pearl, the light of the night resides there. Also, according to the ancient sounds in the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), pronounced yang. Qu Yuan, Nine Songs (Jiuge): Bathed in orchid water, washed with fragrance, wearing flower-patterned clothes as if adorned with flowers. Mao's Commentary on the Book of Odes (Maoshi), Original Sounds: Shunying, chongying, qiongying, and mei ruying are all rhymed with yang. Guanzi, Section on Earth's Patterns (Diyuan Pian): The five colors of miscellaneous flowers each have different patterns. Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun): Ying refers to rice plants that have just sprouted and have not yet been transplanted; it is also pronounced yang. Also, pronounced ying. Meaning to decorate.