Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Flesh (ròu) Page 960, Entry 12 According to the Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation of this character is mai. The Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as the branched patterns through which blood circulates, distributed diagonally within the body. In the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also written in the variant forms (gua) or (mai). For detailed annotations, please refer to the entry for the character (mai) under the Radical: Flesh (ròu).