Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Kuo Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 1043, Entry 16 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced kuo. Ba-kuo, a plant of good omen. Yang Xiong, Rhapsody on the Sweet Spring Palace (Ganquan Fu): Gathering wells, village gates, and ba-kuo. Direct Pronunciation (Zhiyin): Written as kuo. The character kuo is formed from the radical.