Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Horse (mǎ) Entry: Han Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 1439, Entry 18 Pronounced han. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it refers to a horse that suddenly charges or rams into things. According to the Five Vermin (Wudu) chapter of the Book of Master Han Fei (Hanfeizi): Customs differ between antiquity and the modern age, and the measures of the past and present are distinct. To attempt to govern the people of a chaotic age using lenient policies is like trying to drive a fierce horse without a bridle or whip; this is an unwise disaster. Additionally, according to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), one source defines it as a horse six feet in height. It is used interchangeably with the variant form han.