What does Cao Ting mean?

Cao Ting refers to the grass on the waterfront. In order to better understand the meaning of this word, we can take it apart to understand it. The original meaning of "ting" is horizontal, and later it was extended to a flat beach by the water. It can also be used to express the meaning of clear water and thin mud. The meaning of grass is mostly herbaceous plants, so Cao Ting means seaside grass.

The word Cao Ting often appears in China's ancient poems, such as "the dew is washed away, and we meet by chance", "Cao Ting's shore flowers know the order of the festival, and a thousand hate to come alone", "Cao Ting's shore flowers are rotten, and countless green hills come" and so on. In addition, as a waterfront plant that likes water, Cao Ting often appears in some paintings, such as Cao Tingwen's Far Axis by Zhao Meng in Yuan Dynasty.