Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) 疸 Kangxi Strokes: 10 Page 771, Entry 04 Pronounced dan. As defined in the Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen), it refers to jaundice. In the Classic of Internal Medicine (Neijing), it is noted that when the eyes turn yellow, the urine is yellow and reddish, and the patient prefers to lie down, it is jaundice; when one feels hungry even after eating, it is stomach jaundice. In medical treatises, there are five types of jaundice: yellow bloat, jaundice, alcohol-induced jaundice, grain-induced jaundice, and sexual exhaustion jaundice. Also pronounced dan. The meaning is the same. It also refers to a malignant sore. It is also written in a variant form (dan).