Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Character: min Kangxi strokes: 8 Page 377, Entry 10 Pronounced min (rising tone). As defined in the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): To be strong. According to the Extensive Dictionary of Rhymes (Guangyun): To exert oneself. Also, a state of mental confusion or lack of understanding. From the Model Sayings (Fayan) by Yangzi: Nothing communicates a sense of diligent exertion over great distances as well as writing. Sometimes written as a variant form (min). Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced wen (rising tone). According to the Extensive Observations (Boya): The term min-min indicates disorder. Sometimes written as a variant form (wen).