Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Ni Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 1063, Entry 19 Pronounced ni (rising tone) Explanation in the Shuo Wen Jie Zi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): Lush. Book of Odes (Shijing): Millet and panicled millet are lush. Liu Zongyuan, Memorial Congratulating on the Auspicious Grain and Lingzhi Fungus (He jiahe ji zhicao biao): Having presented the auspicious sign of lush growth, we again behold the brilliance of its excellence. Also pronounced li (level tone). Pronounced ni (entering tone). Meaning same as above.