Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Entry: sou Kangxi Stroke Count: 16 Page 990, Entry 23 According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced sou. It means thin or emaciated. According to the Five Sounds Collection of Rhymes (Wuyin Jiyun), it means to diminish or lose weight. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), within the Airs of Kui section, it states: Men who are sorrowful and thin. The commentary notes that this describes a thin and emaciated appearance. In original texts, it is also written in a variant form (shou).