Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 芇 Kangxi Strokes: 9 Page 1018, Entry 04 Pronounced mian (rising tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): To be equivalent. Today, people use this word when gambling or trading items to refer to offsetting values. Also pronounced mian (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Pianhai (Sea of Characters) lists the character as 芇. The character 芇 is written with the two strokes (ba) above the character (za).