Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) Huo Kangxi Strokes: 21 Page 782, Entry 37 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced huo Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced huo Jade Chapters (Yupian): Huo means illness. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Illness involving vomiting. Classified Chapters (Leipian): Illness characterized by disorder. Correct Meaning Guide (Zhengzitong): According to medical texts, this is written as huoluan. It is caused by damp-heat, cold qi, internal injury from the seven emotions, or external infection by the six qi. It may involve cramping of the tendons and abdominal pain, restlessness and bloating, or acute syncope with vomiting. The various symptoms are not identical.