Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Grain (hé) Character: lu Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 859, Entry 20 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states it is the same as the character lu. See the note under the character lu for details. Also pronounced jiu. Qin lu, the name of a medicinal herb. Also pronounced qiu. A type of grain. The Book of Guanzi (Guanzi), section on Earth's Attributes (Diyuan pian), says: its species is lu.