You Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Body (shēn). Kangxi stroke count: 18. Page 1238, Entry 05. Pronounced qu. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the physical body. According to the Explanation of Names (Shiming), the word for body is related to the word for section or region, signifying that the body is the largest of all designations, akin to a geographical region. In the Biography of Gai Kuanrao from the History of the Former Han (Qian Han Shu), it is written: To employ a body of immeasurable worth. In the Exhortation to Learning chapter of the Xunzi, it is written: How can this be sufficient to embellish a seven-foot body? The form is sometimes written as a variant. Also, in the Rhyme Supplement (Yunbu), it is noted to rhyme with the sound you. In the Joy of Union poem by Yang Fang, it is written: Those with the same voice respond well to one another, those with the same vital force naturally seek each other out. My feelings and yours are intimate, like a shadow following the body.