Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Eye (mù) Character: Mei Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 804, Entry 14 Pronounced mo. According to the Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen), it refers to eyes that cannot see clearly. It is also used in the names of people, such as Zhongli Mei, a general under Xiang Yu. According to the Jiyun and Zhengyun, it is a variant form of mie. It is also the name of a place. In the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu) in the first year of Duke Yin, it is recorded that the Duke and the father of the Zhu state held a covenant at Mie. In the Gongyang Commentary (Gongyang Zhuan) and the Guliang Commentary (Guliang Zhuan), it is written as Mei.