Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Entry: Nong Kangxi Stroke Count: 21 Page 562, Entry 32 Comprehensive Dictionary (Zihui): Pronounced nong. Standard Dictionary (Zhengzitong): Nong, sometimes written as. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Written as nong. Commonly also written as nong. The character for agriculture (nong) is written with the top portion as [a phonetic element].