Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Character: Huo Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 1049, Entry 08 Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced huo. Name of a type of grass. Also in Rhyme Collections (Yunhui): Pronounced yue. Treatise on Harmonics and Calendars in the Book of Former Han (Qianhan Shu): A chi measurement is a huo. Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Huo means to measure.