Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Arrow (shǐ) Shen Kangxi strokes: 9 Page 824, Entry 06 Pronounced shen (rising tone). Jade Chapters (Yupian): To compare or to be how much more. Classic of History (Shujing): Being sincere moves the spirits, how much more so with the Miao people. Book of Odes (Shijing): How much more then for these people, that they do not seek friends. Also used interchangeably with the character for gums (yin). Book of Rites (Liji): When laughing, do not show the gums. Commentary: The base of the teeth is called shen; when laughing loudly, they are visible. Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): Originally written as shen. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Also written in a variant form.