Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 1028, Entry 29 Ancient form written as (li). Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced zi. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jin. Pronounced zi. Explanation from Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): The appearance of trees and grass growing lushly. Also, from Erya: Explaining Ancient Words (Erya Shigu): This, here. From Book of Documents (Shujing), Counsels of the Great Yu (Dayu Mo): Example: Thinking of this, residing in this. Also refers to a woven mat. From Erya: Explaining Objects (Erya Shiqi): A woven mat is called zi. From Commentary of Gongyang (Gongyang Zhuan), 16th Year of Duke Huan: Recorded: After entrusting the laying of mats, there was no immediate inquiry of guilt. Commentary: Explains: Feudal lords falling ill is called fu-zi. Also from Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Zhou (Zhou Benji): Recorded: Kang Shu was enfeoffed and laid out mats. Xu Guang says: Zi is the name of the matting grass. Also from Comprehensive Treatise on Clans (Tongzhi Shizu Lue): Recorded: In the Song dynasty there was Zi Cheng, who was from Dianjiang. Also used as a loan character for zi (meaning to grow or increase). From History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Treatise on the Five Phases (Wuxing Zhi): Recorded: Taxes and levies became even more burdensome. From Yangzi: Great Mystery (Taixuanjing): Recorded: Heaven does not cause it to increase. Also from Xunzi, Rectifying Names (Zheng Lun Pian): Recorded: Langgan and longxu. Commentary: Identifies it as the same as the character for beard (zi). From Sea of Characters (Pianhai): Pronounced ci. Qiuci is the name of an ancient state in the Western Regions.