Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 莟; Kangxi strokes: 13; Page 1034, Entry 21 Pronounced han (falling tone). The center of a seedling or sprout that is about to bloom. Book of Rhymes (Yunhui): The stamen of a flower. Also pronounced han (falling tone). The blooming of a flower. Commonly written as the variant form, and also written in a common form.