You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Carriage (chē) Ren; Kangxi strokes: 10; Page 1240, Entry 06 Pronounced rèn. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a device that obstructs a carriage. Xu states that it is an object used to stop the rotation of a wheel; it is named ren. Furthermore, stopping the movement of any object is called ren. In the Biography of Shentu Gang in the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), it is recorded that when Emperor Guangwu intended to go out on an excursion, Gang remonstrated but was not heard, so he used his head to block the carriage wheels. The commentary explains this means using one's head to stop the wheels of a carriage. Additionally, when the ren is removed, the wheels move and the carriage travels; therefore, any situation where a journey or undertaking begins is called fa ren (setting out). In the Encountering Sorrow (Lisao) by Qu Yuan, it is written: In the morning I set out from the Heavenly Ford. Also, in the Biography of Feng Yan in the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), it is written: Setting out from Xinfeng, wandering about the capital of Hao. It is also used interchangeably with the character ren (measure of eight feet). In the Mencius, it is written: Digging a well nine ren deep.