Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Deer (lù) Character: Chen Kangxi stroke count: 18 Page 1510, Entry 07 Pronounced chen. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a female elk. In the Literary Expositor (Erya), the section on explaining beasts states that for elk, the male is called the hou and the female is called the chen. Additionally, it is pronounced shen. It is also pronounced chi. It is also pronounced chun. The meaning is the same.