Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 薂 Kangxi stroke count: 19 Page 1060, Entry 04 Pronounced xi. Book of Erya (Erya), Explaining Grasses: Di is the same as the plant薂. Note: Refers to the seeds of a lotus. Also, Dictionary of Sounds (Jiyun) notes it is the same as a variant form (tong).