Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 葾 Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 1047, Entry 09 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yuan. Broadly Refined (Boya): To decay. The original form of this character was composed of the radical for death and the component meaning to yield (wei).