Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 苮 Kangxi Stroke Count: 11 Page 1024, Entry 08 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xian. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Name of a grass. Resembles the scouring rush (guan). Book of Sui (Suishu), Treatise on Rites and Ceremonies (Liyi Zhi): The divine seats at the southern suburbs all used mats made of xian. Poem by Pi Rixiu: Elegantly spread with xian mats.