Grass radical on top (Kangxi #140 in its 3-stroke compressed form) — also
范's indexing radical. The traditional form
範 used the bamboo radical
竹 and a
車 cart; in the 1956 simplification both were absorbed under the
艹 cap. The grass meaning is no longer transparent —
范 is mostly a surname or 'model, pattern' (
典范).
