Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Bie Kangxi strokes: 31 Page 1072, Entry 58 Pronounced bie (rising tone) Progressing Manual of Rhymes (Tangyun) The Literary Expositor (Erya), Explanation of Plants: Jue is bie. Annotation: When the fern first grows, it has no leaves and is edible. Nowadays in Jiangxi, it is called bie.