荛 · Zhong Yao
Ráo (2nd tone). The Shuowen Jiezi defines 蕘 as 「薪也。从艸堯聲」 — ‘firewood’, grass (艸) with 堯 as phonetic; Duan Yucai restores the reading to 「艸薪也」 from the Shijing gloss and points out the crucial distinction that 說文 means the thing and 詩 means $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart