Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Flesh (ròu) 胱 Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 980, Entry 23 Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced guang. The urinary bladder, an organ that stores bodily fluids. Classified Characters (Leipian): Located below the ribs. Broad Refinement (Boya): The urinary bladder is also called the pao (bladder/vessel). Correct Character Mastery (Zhengzitong): The urinary bladder weighs nine liang and one zhu, with a length and width of nine cun. It can hold nine sheng and nine ge of urine, and has a width of two and a half cun. Above, it connects to the small intestine; below, it connects to the external genitalia. Basic Questions (Suwen): The urinary bladder acts as a regional official where bodily fluids are stored and discharged through the process of qi transformation. A-B Classic of Acupuncture (Jiayijing): Pang (bladder) means horizontal. Guang means wide. This refers to its shape, which is horizontally wide and short.