Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Ge Kangxi Dictionary Stroke Count: 12 Page 1027, Entry 21 From Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), pronounced ge. From Er ya: Explaining Plants (Erya: Shicao): Ge is a mountain onion. Annotation: Ge onion has thin and large leaves. Commentary: An onion that grows in the mountains is called ge. From Herbal Annotations (Bencao Zhu): Ge onion is a wild onion. In Buddhism, ge onion is considered one of the five pungent vegetables. From Biography of Ma Rong in the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu: Ma Rong Zhuan): Ge chives and pickles. Annotation: Ge and ge are used interchangeably in ancient scripts. Also, from Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced ge. It is a type of grass.