Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 菗 Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 1038, Entry 04 Pronounced chou (level tone). Jade Chapters (Yupian): A type of bitter vegetable. Broadly Refined (Boya): Chouchu refers to the garden burnet plant. Classified Chapters (Leipian): Sometimes also written in a variant form.