Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Fu Kangxi Dictionary Stroke Count: 10 Page 1019, Entry 09 Pronounced fu (level tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): Lotus. Erya (Approaching Nearness), chapter Explaining Grass: The lotus is called fuqu. For details, see the notes under the entries for rong and qu.