Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Entry: 菢 Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 1038, Entry 24 Pronounced bao (falling tone) Meaning: To cover or hatch. Jiyun (Collection of Rhymes): Refers to birds hatching eggs. Poetry of Han Yu: Crane feathers are not born with the bird; the change lies in pecking food and hatching. Yunhui (Collection of Rhymes): Sometimes also written in a variant form (bao).