Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 蔪 Kangxi strokes: 17 Page 1055, Entry 20 Pronounced jian (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Dictionary of Explaining and Analyzing Characters): Grasses entangled with one another. Also pronounced shan (level tone). Book of Han (Hanshu), Biography of Jia Yi: Therefore, cut away the unrighteous feudal lords and vacate their states. Note: Means to mow or reap. Also pronounced jian (level tone). Jian jian describes the flowering of wheat. Also pronounced chan (level tone). Meaning is the same. Sometimes written as a variant form.