Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Tu Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 1035, Entry 23 Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced wen (falling tone). Jade Chapters (Yupian): The sprouting of vegetation. Also, Collection of Characters (Pianhai): Pronounced mian (falling tone). Sometimes also written in a variant form (mian).