Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 1022, Entry 01 Pronounced zǒng. The appearance of lush and abundant grass. Also, a type of plant. Book of Erya, Explaining Plants (Erya): It is called xu feng cong. Also, the appearance of lush and abundant grass. Pronounced cōng. Rou cong rong, a medicinal herb name. Pronounced sǒng. Intertwined and crossing. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Sima Xiangru: Crowded and intertwined.