Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Grain (hé) 稂 Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 853, Entry 13 Pronounced lang. A type of grass. Resembles foxtail millet. Book of Odes (Shijing), Cao Feng: Soak those thickets of lang grass. Also, Small Odes (Xiaoya): Neither lang grass nor foxtail millet. Note: Both lang grass and foxtail millet are harmful to grain seedlings. Approaching Elegance (Erya), Explanation of Grasses: Lang is also called tong liang. Note: A type of foxtail millet. Wings of Approaching Elegance (Eryayi): Lang is a harmful weed that mixes with grain seedlings, which is why the poets detested it. In ancient times, it was used to feed horses. Also pronounced liang. Meaning is the same. Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun): Also written in a variant form (láng).