Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Stand (lì) Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 873, Entry 08 Pronounced ceng. Appearing tall. Also, pronounced zeng. Same as the term meaning a thatched shelter. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), in northern regions, it refers to a high building without a roof. According to the Classified Chapters (Leipian), it refers to piling up firewood for living. In summer, one lives in a nest-like structure; this is sometimes written as the variant form (ceng). According to the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), an extreme height is called ceng.