Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Horse (mǎ) Entry: shen Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 1438, Entry 03 Pronounced shen. The appearance of a large crowd of horses. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes (Xiao ya): The soldiers were numerous. Commentary: The appearance of many. Sometimes written in the variant form shen. Also written as shen. Songs of Chu (Chuci), Summoning the Soul (Zhao hun): Coming and going, the sound of many. Note: shen shen, the sound of coming and going. The Five Ministers commentary says: The appearance of many.