Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) Jing Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 773, Entry 19 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced jing. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jing. Explanation of Graphs (Shuowen): Rigid tension. Internal Canon (Neijing): All cases of stiffness of the neck that are classified as jing are associated with dampness. Medical prescriptions describe symptoms of encountering cold and dampness, including fever, aversion to cold, stiffness and tension in the neck, and the body arching backward as if struck by wind. Sometimes it involves spasms, twitching, and an open mouth, all categorized as jing. Commonly written in a variant form.