Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bù) Entry: mo Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 779, Entry 37 Pronounced mo. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means sickness. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: Disorders and separations have caused sickness. Commentary: Mo means sickness. Yangzi's Dialects (Fangyan): Mo means sickness. In the region of East Qi between the sea and the Tai mountains, it is called mo.