Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Grain (hé) Character: zi Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 857, Entry 16 Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced zi. Comprehensive Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced zi. Meaning: The appearance of rice sprouts growing. Jade Chapters (Yupian): To increase. Identical to the character for flourishing (zi). Another interpretation is to plant. Also identical to the character for planting (zai), see the entry for that character for details.