Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Yao Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 1046, Entry 12 Pronounced yue. Broad Compendium of Sounds (Boyu): Baizhi (a medicinal angelica), its leaves are called yao. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): Mount Lai, its grasses are mostly chives and scallions, and much yao. Songs of Chu (Chuci), Nine Songs: Magnolia lintels and yao chambers. Also pronounced wo. Meaning is the same. Also pronounced di. To wrap. Pan Yue, Rhapsody on Pheasant Hunting (Shezhi fu): The head yao is green and plain. Annotation: Yao means the same as wrapped or bundled.