Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Turban (jīn) Character: Meng Kangxi strokes: 17 Page 337, Entry 20 Pronounced meng. Guangyun (a dictionary of sounds) states it means to cover or shelter. Yangzi, Discourse on Model Sayings (Fayan) notes that during violent winds and torrential rain, one realizes the sheltering utility of a large house. Jiyun (a dictionary of collected sounds) notes it is also written as a variant form (mou). Pronounced meng. Describes a lush or flourishing appearance. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes (Daya) describes hemp and wheat growing in a lush manner. The Commentary states that the term meng-meng describes a flourishing appearance.