Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Eye (mù) Mei Kangxi Strokes: 10 Page 804, Entry 13 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), Corrected Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced mei (falling tone). Explanation in Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): The eyes cannot see clearly. Explanation in Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Eyes are dim and unclear. Commentary in Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Year 24 of Duke Xi: Eyes that cannot distinguish the patterns of the five colors are called mei. Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Corrected Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced mei (falling tone). The meaning is the same.