Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Chen Kangxi stroke count: 8 Page 378, Entry 13 Dictionary of Characters (Zihui) states it is the same as the character for trust (chén). Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes (Daya): Heaven is difficult to rely upon. Commentary (Zhuan): Chen means to rely upon or to trust. It also signifies sincerity. Book of Documents (Shujing), Great Announcement (Dagao): Heaven assists those who are sincere. Announcement of Kang (Kanggao): Heaven holds the sincere in awe. Formal Character Guide (Zhengzitong): It is also interchangeable with the character for sincere (shèn). It is also written in a variant form (chén).