Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Character: Cong Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 388, Entry 21 According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced cong. The reduplicated form congcong refers to being hurried or rushed. Jin Book (Jinshu), Biography of Wang Biaozhi: Without cause, one is hurried and rushed, acting in a reckless manner. Also written as cong (variant form). The common usage of cong (as a simplified form) is incorrect.