Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Dian Kangxi Stroke Count: 16 Page 1049, Entry 14 Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced dian. Classified Chapters (Leipian): Used in personal names. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biographies of the Disciples of Confucius: Zeng Dian, Gongxi Dian, Xirong Dian. Commentary: Dian is pronounced dian. Also, Direct Pronunciation (Zhiyin): The name of a grass.