Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: Shen Kangxi stroke count: 9 Page 188, Entry 14 Ancient text variant for hear. Pronounced shen (rising tone). Jade Chapters (Yupian): To laugh. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): A slight smile. One definition says to laugh loudly. Analects (Lunyu): The Master smiled at him. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Originally written as a variant form (shen). Sometimes also written in a variant form (yin). According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), the variants are listed separately; shen is specifically defined as to laugh, while the variant is defined as to laugh without changing one's facial expression, suggesting a slight distinction. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) considers them identical, which is incorrect.