Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Character: Nóng Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 404, Entry 42 Guangyun (Comprehensive Rhymes) and Jiyun (Collected Rhymes) state the pronunciation is nong. Nong means to be pleased. Jiyun states the pronunciation is nong. It means a confused mind. Leipian (Classified Chapters) states the pronunciation is nao. Aonong means bitter regret. Jiyun states the pronunciation is nao. This is synonymous with the character for distress. Shuowen (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters) states it refers to having a resentment. In the Runan region, people refer to having resentment as nong. Sometimes written in a variant form (nao).