How to write 薏

薏 [yì] 1. A perennial herbaceous plant, with ovate, grayish-white spikelets that resemble pearls. It is edible and medicinal, referred to as "Job's tears," "coix seed," or "coix kernel." 2. The heart of a lotus seed, referring to the tender germ inside the seed. Example: 薏苡 (a herbaceous plant with an upright stem, linear-lanceolate leaves, and pale brown, ovate spikelets. The seeds (coix kernels) contain starch and are used for food, brewing, and in medicine. The stems and leaves can be used as raw materials for papermaking.) Quotation: 《尔雅》: “Lotus seeds with green skin, white fruit, inside with green is referred to as 薏.”