Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 莥 Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 1035, Entry 07 Pronounced niǔ (rising tone). Literary Expositor (Erya), Explanation of Grasses: Lu huo, its fruit is called rǔ. Commentary: Now known as deer bean. Also, per Explaining Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen): Pronounced chǒu (rising tone). Per Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced niǔ (falling tone). Meaning is the same. Also written as (variant form) and (variant form).