Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Chun Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 1040, Entry 27 Rhyme Compilation (Jiyun): Pronounced chun. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A type of grass. Sea of Writings (Pianhai): Ancient form of the character for spring. Note seen in the Sun (ri) radical, five strokes section.