Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 393, Entry 01 Pronounced re. From Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun), all indicate the sound is ruo. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen), it means to be in chaos. It is composed of the radical Heart and the phonetic element ruo. According to Expanded Rhymes (Zengyun), it means to entice or involve. Also, according to the Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), it means to deceive, to hinder, or to entangle. Also, pronounced ruo. According to the Expanded Dictionary of Erudition (Guangya), it means to grasp. Another definition is in the phrase chuo re, meaning to be in an unsettled state. Sometimes written in a variant form.