Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Eye (mù) 眸 Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 807, Entry 05 Pronounced mou Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): The pupil of the eye. Shiming (Explication of Names): The meaning is to cover. It refers to the pupil being wrapped and covered. Mencius (Mengzi): There is no better way to observe a person than by watching their pupils. Also, in Jiyun (Collected Rhymes), it is used interchangeably with the character pronounced mou. Xunzi (Master Xun), Chapter on Non-Physiognomy: Yao and Shun had paired pupils. Commentary: The character pronounced mou is the same as the character for pupil. It refers to the two pupils reflecting each other.