苔 · Yan Zhenqing
Tái (2nd tone), with a second reading tāi. The first honest note is bibliographic: the Shuowen Jiezi does not contain 苔. Xu Shen’s head-word is 菭, defined as 「水衣。从艸治聲」 — ‘the garment of water’, later editions reading 水青衣也 — and Duan Yucai’s $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart