Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Character: Xing Kangxi Stroke Count: 13 Page 1034, Entry 07 Explanation in the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) identifies this as the same character as xing. See the entry for xing for a detailed explanation. Additionally, the Categorized Dictionary (Leipian) notes the pronunciation as han (falling tone). The meaning is the same.