Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Character: Men Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 406, Entry 14 Pronounced men (falling tone). According to the Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it denotes vexation. Formed from the heart radical and the character for full, with the latter also providing the phonetic component. Also, pronounced man (rising tone). Sometimes written in a simplified form, or as a variant form (man). According to the Book of Rites (Liji), in the chapter Inquiry on Mourning (Wensang): Grief and sorrow fill the heart and the spirit is agitated. According to Lu Deming in Sound and Meaning (Yinyi): Pronounced men (rising tone), and also pronounced man (falling tone). Fan pronunciation is men (falling tone). Also, pronounced man (falling tone). According to the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), in the Biography of Canggong: Causing one to be vexed and unable to swallow food.