Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Yue Kangxi Strokes: 23 Page 1069, Entry 36 Pronounced yao. Jade Chapter (Yupian): Brome grass. Approaching Elegance (Erya), Explanation of Grasses: Yue is brome grass. Note: It is oats. Materia Medica (Bencao): The seedlings resemble wheat but are weaker; the grains resemble highland barley but are thinner. Also, Explaining Graphs (Shuowen): Long, celestial yue. See the note under the character long.