Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Wei Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 1052, Entry 31 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced wei (rising tone). Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A type of vegetable. Jade Encyclopedia (Yupian): Resembles a leek but is yellow in color. Direct Pronunciation (Zhiyin): Pronounced wei. The meaning is the same. Also written in the variant form of the character for a sprout (wei). Biography of Ma Rong, Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu): Referring to the lush growth of vegetation. Commentary by Guo Pu: Refers to the initial growth of plants and flowers; interchangeable with the character for a sprout (wei).