Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Wang Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 1040, Entry 04 Pronounced wang (rising tone). Refers to the plant known as wangcao. Notes on Materia Medica (Bencao Zhu) state that it resembles oats. Wings of the Erya (Erya Yi) records: Wang rice can be used to prepare food; it grows in paddy fields and is what is referred to as huangshoutian in the Erya.